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- Healthy Obesity Barely Moves the ED Needle2026-07-03
In 3,767 men, metabolically unhealthy obesity roughly tripled ED odds, but obesity alone with no metabolic issues didn't
Association between metabolic obesity phenotypes and erectile dysfunction: Insights from a nationally cross-sectional study erectile dysfunction obesity metabolic syndrome cross-sectional
- 82% of Young Cancer Survivors Report Sexual Dysfunction2026-06-25
82% of young adult cancer survivors reported at least mild sexual dysfunction; female survivors scored nearly twice as impaired as males
Appraisal of sexual functioning before and after cancer: insights from adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and matched healthy controls. survivorship sexual dysfunction cross-sectional quality of life women's health cancer survivors
- The Iodine Kidney Stone Paper That Can't Agree With Itself2026-06-12
NHANES data on 9,443 adults hints at a kidney stone risk bump at mid-range iodine levels — but the numbers in the abstract don't match the results table
The Association Between Dietary Intake of Iodine and Kidney Stones: A Study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018 kidney stones cross-sectional epidemiology dietary exposure
- Joint Hypermobility and Vulvodynia: 100% — With a Catch2026-06-12
In 44 clinic patients with hEDS, every single one had vestibulodynia — but they were all already there for pelvic pain
Characterizing Sexual Dysfunction in Females with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and Genito-Pelvic Pain cross-sectional sexual dysfunction pelvic floor women's health
- Most Priapism Cases Arrive Too Late to Save Erections2026-06-01
39% of priapism patients developed ED at 30 days — most arrived with erections lasting over 24 hours
Ischemic Priapism: Evaluation in a Third-Level Hospital in Mexico erectile dysfunction cross-sectional surgical outcomes priapism health services
- Folate Doesn't Move the Needle on Kidney Stones2026-05-29
Folate intake and circulating folate markers had no significant association with kidney stone disease in 9,208 US adults after adjusting for confounders.
Association Between Dietary and Circulating Folate Markers and Kidney Stones in American Adults: A Cross-Sectional NHANES Analysis kidney stones cross-sectional epidemiology biomarkers
- High Uric Acid Triples Kidney Stone Risk in Men2026-05-26
In 31,198 Korean adults, men with the highest uric acid levels had 3.5× the odds of kidney stones — women showed no such link
Association Between Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and Kidney Stones kidney stones cross-sectional epidemiology metabolic syndrome
- Who Trained Your Stone Doc Changes Your Surgery2026-05-24
300 endourologists worldwide agree on watching small stones; for large ones, treatment varies by where and when you trained
Shifting Paradigms in Stone Disease: How Geography, Training, and Technology Shape Endourologic Practice Worldwide kidney stones health services surgical outcomes cross-sectional
- Lupus Sexual Dysfunction: Body Image Is a Red Herring2026-05-23
In 68 Mexican women with lupus, overall body image did not predict sexual dysfunction — partner status, age, and self-esteem did
Body image and sexual function in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study sexual dysfunction cross-sectional women's health mental health quality of life
- Frailty Score Predicts ED—But Only Moderately2026-05-08
Frail men had 22% higher odds of ED vs. non-frail men in a 1,372-person NHANES analysis; predictive accuracy was moderate (AUC 0.662)
Association Between Frailty Index and Erectile Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES 2001 to 2004 Data erectile dysfunction cross-sectional epidemiology biomarkers
- Your Kidney Doctor Has No Idea You're Drinking That2026-05-07
~20% of kidney stone patients use cranberry extract or ACV; 87% believe them safe, almost none heard about them from a physician
Patient Perceptions of Dietary Supplement Use and Kidney Stone Disease kidney stones cross-sectional health services evidence quality
- Every Man After a Heart Attack Had ED2026-05-04
All 400 post-MI men had ED, and its severity was the single strongest predictor of quality of life after a heart attack.
Erectile Dysfunction and Quality of Life After Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-Sectional Study with Routine Point-of-Care Penile Doppler Ultrasonography erectile dysfunction cardiovascular disease cross-sectional quality of life vascular health
- Severe Sleep Apnea Suppresses Testosterone in Obese Men2026-04-22
62% of severely obese male inpatients had low testosterone; severe sleep apnea was an independent predictor, and CPAP raised T after 3 months in 14 men
The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and CPAP Therapy in the Functional Hypogonadism of Male Patients With Severe Obesity hypogonadism obesity testosterone cross-sectional
- Whose Infertility Hurts Whom More?2026-04-21
Female-factor infertility lowered male partners' wellbeing scores; male-factor infertility had no detectable effect on female partners
Male- and Female-Factor Infertility and Partners' Quality of Life During ART infertility male infertility cross-sectional quality of life
- 1 in 8 Diabetic Men Has ED, 660,000-Man Study Finds2026-04-17
659,501 men in Catalonia: ED prevalence was 12.6% in T2DM vs 8.3% in non-diabetic men — a 1.5-fold difference peaking at ages 55–64.
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Erectile Dysfunction Among Men with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in Catalonia diabetes erectile dysfunction cross-sectional epidemiology cardiovascular disease health services
- Gallstones Double Your Kidney Stone Risk2026-04-08
People with gallstones had 80% higher odds of developing kidney stones in a 121,000-person Taiwanese cohort
Gallstone Disease Increases the Risk of Kidney Stone Disease: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Cohort Study kidney stones cohort study cross-sectional metabolic syndrome
- Four Blood Ratios, Kidney Stones, Mixed Signals2026-03-27
Four composite blood ratios tied to kidney stone prevalence in 27K Americans — but one of the four didn't hold up under scrutiny
Association Between Novel Indicators for Inflammation and Metabolism and Kidney Stones: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES 2007-2018 kidney stones inflammation biomarkers cross-sectional metabolic syndrome
- After Prostate Surgery, Literacy Predicts Who Actually Follows Through2026-03-20
Men with low health literacy were 71% less likely to maintain ≥80% rehab adherence after prostatectomy, per a Chinese single-center study of 1,615.
Health Literacy Correlates, Barriers, and Adherence in Post-Prostatectomy Sexual Rehabilitation: Cross-Sectional Findings from China prostate cancer sexual dysfunction cross-sectional health services survivorship
- One Blood Test Stands Out — But Should It?2026-03-19
In 198 Ghanaian ART patients, only serum chloride differed between pregnancy and non-pregnancy groups — a marginal gap within normal range
Male Factors Associated With Success Following Assisted Reproduction Technology Among Infertile Couples in Ghana male infertility semen quality cross-sectional biomarkers pregnancy
- Years Playing, Not Injury Severity, Predicts Bladder Control2026-03-18
In 69 paralyzed rugby players, years of sport participation predicted bladder control better than injury classification did
Urinary Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in National Level Wheelchair Rugby Male Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury sexual dysfunction erectile dysfunction cross-sectional spinal cord injury
- MS Ruins Sex Life—For Nearly Everyone. Sample: 372026-03-11
87.5% of men with relapsing-remitting MS screened positive for ED in a 37-person self-selected online survey
Hidden Challenges: A Cross-Sectional Study on Prevalence and Determinants of Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women with Multiple Sclerosis sexual dysfunction erectile dysfunction cross-sectional multiple sclerosis
- Three Metabolic Flags for Silent Heart Damage in ED Men2026-03-09
Dyslipidemia more than doubled the odds of diastolic heart dysfunction in 398 men with ED; BMI was the only factor linking to both types
Risk Factors Associated with Cardiac Dysfunction in Men with Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction cardiovascular disease cross-sectional metabolic syndrome biomarkers
- Three in Four Transplant Women Never Asked About Sex2026-03
74% of female transplant recipients reported no provider had asked about sexual health in the past year
Study of Sexual Health in Peri and Postmenopausal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients sexual dysfunction women's health survivorship cross-sectional
- Lead Ages Immune Cells. Those Cells Tank Your Sperm.2026-02-27
A 170-man study linked urinary lead and cadmium to lower sperm motility; mouse work traced the mechanism to senescent immune cells in the epididymis.
Epididymal Macrophage Senescence Contributes to Sperm Motility Decrease upon Environmental Stress male infertility environmental exposure immunology animal study cross-sectional semen quality
- Inflammation Scores Track With Lower Testosterone2026-02-18
In 7,576 men from NHANES, higher composite inflammation scores independently predicted lower total and free testosterone — but the age-stratified FT findings raise questions
Association Between Chronic Inflammation Status and Serum Testosterone and Free Testosterone in Adult Males cross-sectional testosterone hypogonadism biomarkers inflammation
- More Kidney Stones, Worse Erections — But Why?2026-01-23
202 kidney stone patients surveyed: men with recurrent stones showed worse erectile function, women reported low arousal regardless of stone burden
Evaluating the Sexual Quality of Life of Kidney Stone Formers: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study kidney stones erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction cross-sectional women's health
- Nearly All HIV-Positive Women in Study Report Low Libido2026-01-16
53% of sexually active HIV-positive women met criteria for sexual dysfunction; 94% screened positive for hypoactive sexual desire.
Sexual Dysfunction and Hypoactive Sexual Desire in Women Living With HIV in Ceará, Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study sexual dysfunction HIV women's health cross-sectional
- 60% of Women With Parkinson's Report Sexual Dysfunction2026-01-16
60.7% of women with Parkinson's had sexual dysfunction vs 17.9% of controls — but the two measurement scales disagreed
Sexual Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: What About Women? sexual dysfunction women's health cross-sectional Parkinson's disease
- More Soy, Fewer Sperm? Japanese Data Stirs the Debate2026-01-13
Men in the top daidzein quartile had 32–40% lower sperm counts than lowest-quartile men — but this is cross-sectional data from a fertility clinic.
Urinary Isoflavone Concentrations and Semen Parameters of Japanese Men Seeking Fertility Treatment male infertility semen quality environmental exposure cross-sectional epidemiology
- Vitality Shields Diabetic Women from Sexual Dysfunction2026-01-08
Postmenopausal women with T2D had worse sexual function and quality of life — age raised FSD odds, but higher vitality reduced them.
Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical and Laboratory Factors diabetes menopause sexual dysfunction quality of life cross-sectional women's health cardiovascular disease
- Asthma Hurts Women's Sex Life, Not Marriage2025-12-31
80 asthmatic women scored worse on sexual function and sexual quality of life than matched controls, but marital adjustment scores were similar
Does Asthma Affect Women's Sexual Life and Marital Adjustment? case-control study cross-sectional sexual dysfunction women's health
- Painful Sex Tops QoL Concerns in Endometriosis2025-12-03
Dyspareunia was the dominant sexual dysfunction in 1,586 French endometriosis patients; the QoL-sex link disappeared in obese and low-education subgroups
Sexual Functioning and Quality of Life Among Women With Endometriosis: A French Cross-Sectional Survey cross-sectional sexual dysfunction women's health
- High-Volume Exercise Linked to Bladder Leaks in Men2025-10-21
Scoping review of 10 studies finds LUTS rates up to 18.8% in male athletes, with a strong dose-response correlation (R = 0.87) between weekly exercise volume and urinary symptoms.
Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Male Athletes and Its Dose-Dependency in High-Intensity Exercise: A Scoping Review erectile dysfunction evidence quality cross-sectional pelvic floor
- Vaginal Dryness Correlates With Higher Sexual Interest — Somehow2025-09-10
195 postmenopausal Turkish women: pain during sex lowered sexual interest; vaginal dryness paradoxically correlated with higher interest
The Association Between Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging and Female Sexual Function menopause sexual dysfunction women's health cross-sectional
- Stone Patients Rate Their Pain 7 Out of 102025-07-15
44 UK stone patients rated QoL impact at median 7/10; 82% would take prophylactic medication, but no prevention drug yet has high-quality evidence behind it.
Patients' priorities in kidney stone disease kidney stones evidence quality surgical outcomes cross-sectional
- Breast Cancer's Sexual Side Effects: Still Mostly Ignored2025-07-04
92% of breast cancer patients wanted systematic sexual health information; only 47% ever got any, and just 20% were screened
Information and Screening for Sexual Disorders of Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: Results of a Survey sexual dysfunction screening survivorship women's health health services cross-sectional
- Sexual Self-Esteem Tracks Closely With ED and PE2025-07-04
In 5,665 German men at age 50, negative body image, low sexual self-esteem, and perceived sexual pressure each independently predicted ED, PE, and low libido (all p<0.001)
Dimensions of Sexual Self-Concept and Sexual Dysfunctions in Middle-Aged Men: Results of the Bavarian Men's Health Study erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction cross-sectional epidemiology
- After Hirschsprung Surgery, the Bowel Predicts ED2024-12-23
Nordic men who had pull-through surgery for Hirschsprung disease reported 12.7% failure to conceive — below the WHO population estimate of 16.5%
Fertility and Sexual Function in Males With Hirschsprung Disease: A Nordic Cross-sectional Study cross-sectional erectile dysfunction male infertility pediatric urology surgical outcomes quality of life