SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Sleep disorders and male sexual dysfunction: a meta-analysis of hormonal and erectile outcomes.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- A meta-analysis examined relationships between sleep disorders, erectile function and hormone levels.
- Who / model studied
- Nine studies were included. Seven studies with 913 participants contributed erectile-function results; hormone analyses included 325. Follow-up durations are not stated.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
- What the study found
- Sleep-apnoea groups had poorer erectile-function scores than shift-work sleep-disorder groups. Their testosterone levels were also lower: approximately 7–9 versus 20 nanomoles per litre. These are comparisons across patient groups.
- Limitations & context
- Study designs and populations differed substantially, warranting cautious interpretation.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2026.15659