Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Associated With Erectile Dysfunction: A Prospective Pilot Study

DUMAN D., Bicakci E., ÇELİKEL Ç., Akbal C.

JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, vol.13, no.3, pp.383-388, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.030
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.383-388
  • Keywords: Erectile Dysfunction, Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Fatty Liver, Metabolic Syndrome, INTERNATIONAL INDEX, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, METABOLIC SYNDROME, STEATOHEPATITIS, VALIDATION, VERSION
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Although the link between MetS and erectile dysfunction (ED) is well known, clinical studies investigating the association between NAFLD and ED are scant.