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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
- 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
- Can Metformin Treat Male Infertility?2026-04-29
Review argues AMPK—an energy-sensing enzyme disrupted by obesity and diabetes—could be a druggable target for male infertility
Targeting AMPK Networks for Male Reproductive Health: Mechanisms and Emerging Therapies male infertility metabolic syndrome spermatogenesis narrative review oxidative stress testosterone
- Dyslipidemia and ED: Plausible but Not Proven2026-04-22
A review maps five pathways linking dyslipidemia to ED, then concedes direct evidence for all five is limited
Mechanisms of Dyslipidemia-Induced Erectile Dysfunction: A Narrative Review erectile dysfunction narrative review cardiovascular disease vascular health metabolic syndrome oxidative stress
- 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
- Testosterone Rescues Muscle Loss on Tirzepatide2026-03-09
Adding TRT to tirzepatide in 5 non-responding men preserved lean mass and doubled physical activity at 6 months
Effects of Testosterone Undecanoate as Add-On Therapy in Obese Hypogonadal Men That Are Late Responders to Tirzepatide: A Pilot Study hypogonadism obesity testosterone therapy erectile dysfunction metabolic syndrome
- 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
- Half of Klinefelter Men Have Fatty Liver2026-02-20
Nearly half of Klinefelter patients had fatty liver, driven by metabolic syndrome — not low testosterone
Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Klinefelter Syndrome: High Prevalence Uncovers an Unmet Need hypogonadism genetics cardiovascular disease metabolic syndrome
- Insulin Resistance Linked to Softer Erections2026-02-11
Higher TyG index — a proxy for insulin resistance — correlated weakly with lower penile rigidity on objective testing (r = −0.22 at best)
Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and AVSS-RigiScan Test Parameters in Men With Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction metabolic syndrome biomarkers vascular health
- It's Not Age That Tanks Testosterone2026-02-06
Review of current evidence finds aging alone doesn't cause low T — obesity and diabetes do, and recent RCTs report no added cardiovascular risk from treatment
Functional Testosterone Deficiency in Aging Men: Clinical Impact, Diagnostic Pathways, and Treatment Strategies hypogonadism testosterone therapy metabolic syndrome narrative review
- Three Specialties Finally Agree on Low T2026
Brazil's three major societies align on hypogonadism diagnosis and TRT — first multidisciplinary consensus for the country
Care of Patients with Male Hypogonadism: A Joint Position Statement from SBEM, SBU, and ABEMSS hypogonadism testosterone therapy metabolic syndrome obesity
- Obesity and ED: 23 Studies, Still No Clear Answer2025-12-03
23 studies, 52,981 men — and researchers still can't agree on how common ED is in obese men
Prevalence and Incidence of Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Overweight and Obesity: A Systematic Literature Review erectile dysfunction obesity systematic review metabolic syndrome