Sexual dysfunctions and their treatment in liver diseases

作     者：Rakesh Kumar Jagdish 

作者机构：Department of HepatologyGastroenterology and Liver Transplant MedicineFortis Hospital NoidaNoida 201301UPIndia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Hepatology》 (世界肝病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第14卷第8期

页      面：1530-1540页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 100211[医学-妇产科学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Sexual dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Female sexual function index International index of erectile function Phosphodiesterase inhibitors Hepatic venous pressure gradient 

摘      要：Sexual dysfunction(SD)is a prevalent but very commonly ignored aspect in the treatment of liver diseases and *** etiology of SD is multifactorial and therefore treatment strategies are complex,especially in *** inhibitors are useful and effective in erectile dysfunction in males but in females,no single drug is available for SD,therefore multimodal treatment is required depending upon the *** foremost and fundamental requirement in both genders is to be stress-free and have adequate control of liver *** quality of life is helpful in improving SD and vice versa is also ***,patients suffering from liver diseases should come forward and ask for treatment for SD,and physicians should actively enquire about SD while history taking and evaluating these *** results in deterioration of quality of life,and both are modifiable and treatable aspects of liver diseases,which are never addressed actively,due to social taboos and fears of SD treatment in the presence of liver *** diagnosis of SD does not require costly investigations,as the diagnosis can be established based on validated questionnaires available for both genders,therefore detailed targeted history taking using questionnaires is *** are emerging in this area but is still at an early *** studies should be dedicated to SD in liver diseases.