Incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room?
Abstract The first prospective population-based study to examine risk of erectile dysfunction in men with gout in the western world has been published. It reports that following their first diagnosis of gout, men have a 31% higher risk of erectile dysfunction than matched controls, although the abso...
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doaj-2117f4359af1437daec4f1168486d2242020-11-24T21:56:33ZengBMCArthritis Research & Therapy1478-63622017-08-011911210.1186/s13075-017-1394-xIncident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room?Abhishek Abhishek0Michael Doherty1Academic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of NottinghamAcademic Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, and Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of NottinghamAbstract The first prospective population-based study to examine risk of erectile dysfunction in men with gout in the western world has been published. It reports that following their first diagnosis of gout, men have a 31% higher risk of erectile dysfunction than matched controls, although the absolute increase in risk is small. Of interest, the incidence of erectile dysfunction reported in this study is tenfold higher than those reported in nation-wide cohort studies from Taiwan. There is a need for further prospective cohort studies to examine the possible mechanistic association between gout, hyperuricaemia and erectile dysfunction.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1394-xGoutErectile dysfunction |
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Abhishek Abhishek Michael Doherty Incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room? Arthritis Research & Therapy Gout Erectile dysfunction |
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Incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room? |
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Incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room? |
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Incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room? |
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incident gout and erectile dysfunction: is hyperuricaemia the elephant in the room? |
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Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Abstract The first prospective population-based study to examine risk of erectile dysfunction in men with gout in the western world has been published. It reports that following their first diagnosis of gout, men have a 31% higher risk of erectile dysfunction than matched controls, although the absolute increase in risk is small. Of interest, the incidence of erectile dysfunction reported in this study is tenfold higher than those reported in nation-wide cohort studies from Taiwan. There is a need for further prospective cohort studies to examine the possible mechanistic association between gout, hyperuricaemia and erectile dysfunction. |
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Gout Erectile dysfunction |
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