The existing literature recognizes the varied effects of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic on human health,including its impact on mental functioning and sexual health.A study conducted by Song et al.1 pr...
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The existing literature recognizes the varied effects of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic on human health,including its impact on mental functioning and sexual health.A study conducted by Song et al.1 provides valuable insights into this relationship by specifically examining a group of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CP/CPPS)*** research adds new evidence to the current body of knowledge and is of significant interests to a global audience.
Deterioration in overall health,hormonal disturbances,and erectile dysfunction(ED)contributes to limitations in sexual activity in the elderly,which is further limited by incorrect beliefs about the hazards of sexual ...
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Deterioration in overall health,hormonal disturbances,and erectile dysfunction(ED)contributes to limitations in sexual activity in the elderly,which is further limited by incorrect beliefs about the hazards of sexual activity in cardiac *** aimed to analyze the occurrence of ED in elderly men,their perception of the relevance of good sexual function,and their expectations of physicians.A cross-sectional study encompassed 731 patients with coronary artery disease(CAD)subjected to cardiac *** data and data on modifiable risk factors and patient expectations were *** was assessed using the IIEF-5 *** among the risk factors for ED,occurrence of ED,and patient expectations,as well as the changes in the indicators between 2012 and 2016,were *** mean age of men was 70.7±5.1 *** prevalence of ED was 93.0%.The IIEF-5 score was significantly associated with age,tobacco smoking,exercise tolerance,time to diagnosis of CAD,and treatment with calcium channel blockers and *** declared that sexual activity was overall important(47.9%)or very important(25.6%).Three hundred and sixty(49.3%)patients expected their physician to show interest in their sexual health,but the topic was addressed in only 12.5%.Over the past few years,we have observed an increase in the awareness and importance of sexual health as well as a significant increase in patients’expectations of physicians to show interest in their sexual ***’expectations of discussing and receiving treatment for ED remain an unmet medical need.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) patients with predominantly head and neck involvement react to patch tests of the yeast Malassezia sympodialis (Ms). Protein patch testing methods and interpretation are controversial, but subgr...
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) patients with predominantly head and neck involvement react to patch tests of the yeast Malassezia sympodialis (Ms). Protein patch testing methods and interpretation are controversial, but subgroups of AD patients may have unique triggers for disease activity. The aim of the study was to identify clinical characteristics of patients who are patch test positive to Dermatophagoides farinae/pteronyssinus (Df) and Ms and characterize cutaneous cytokine profiles of the atopy patch tests (APTs). 25 AD patients and 27 control dermatitis patients were patch tested with Ms and Df. Qualitative analysis of Th-1 and Th-2 cytokines by RT-PCR mRNA was obtained from positive APTs. Atopic dermatitis patients with a textile pattern or head and neck involvement demonstrated more positive APTs to Ms than control patients. Early positive APTs (< 6 hr) did not exhibit a Th-1 type cytokine profile. The subgroup of adult AD patients with head, neck and upper torso pattern of dermatitis seems most likely to react to Ms (and Df). The immune mechanism of protein patch tests includes a Th-1 cellmediated component after 6 hr or more.
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