Associations between organic erectile dysfunction and the risk of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in men.

Autor:	Wang KH; Department of Family Medicine, Antai Medical Care Corporation Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan., Hsieh WC; Department of Chinese Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan., Lin HJ; Management Office for Health Data, Clinical Trial Research Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan., Tsai FJ; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.; Division of Medical Genetics, China Medical University Children's Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.; Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan., Hsu CY; Department of Medical Education, Ditmanson Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan.; Department of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Management, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.; Center for General Education, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.; Department of General Education, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male [Aging Male] 2024 Dec; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 2346310. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 29.
DOI:	10.1080/13685538.2024.2346310
Abstrakt:	Background: Whether erectile dysfunction (ED) leads to considerable stress for affected men remains unclear? In this study, we investigated whether organic ED (OED) is associated with increased risks of herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Methods: A representative subset of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database was employed for this study. Enrollees with OED from the years 2000 to 2018 were selected. To ensure comparability between the case and control groups, we implemented 1:1 propensity score matching based on age, index year, comorbidities, and medications. Results: The case group included 20,808 patients with OED, while the control group consisted of 20,808 individuals without OED. The OED group exhibited a significantly elevated risk of HZ (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.74) and PHN (aHR = 1.56) compared to the non-OED group. Conclusions: Men experiencing OED seem to face elevated risks of HZ and PHN compared to those without OED. ED may serve as a warning sign for individuals at HZ risk.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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