Prevalence and risk factors of erectile dysfunction in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Studies have found that erectile dysfunction (ED) may be a short-term or long-term complication in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, but no relevant studies have completed a pooled analysis of this claim. The purpose of the review was to comprehensively search the relevant literature, summarize the prevalence of ED in COVID-19 patients, assess risk factors for its development, and explore the effect of the COVID-19 infection on erectile function.

Methods

Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was performed from database inception until April 14, 2022. Heterogeneity was analyzed by χ² tests and I² was used as a quantitative test of heterogeneity. Subgroup analyses, meta-regression, and sensitivity analyses were used to analyze sour

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9616422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature