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- Insulin Pumps May Protect Female Sexual Function2026-05-28
About 1 in 3 women with T1DM has sexual dysfunction — twice the rate of healthy controls, and higher than T2DM
Female Sexual Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis diabetes sexual dysfunction women's health meta-analysis systematic review
- Yes, Exercise Helps ED. The Effect Is Modest.2026-05-11
16 RCTs, 1,477 men: lifestyle interventions improved IIEF scores by 2.35 points — statistically significant, clinically borderline.
Efficacy of Lifestyle Interventions in Treating Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials erectile dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis vascular health exercise
- Exercise Boosts Female Sexual Function—Evidence Weak2026-05-09
Exercise interventions produced a mean 5.31-point FSFI improvement vs. controls (15 studies), but evidence certainty is rated low.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Beneficial Effect of Exercise on Sexual Dysfunction in Women sexual dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis women's health pelvic floor evidence quality
- Half of Cancer Survivors Can't Sleep. Nobody's Asking.2026-05-05
Commentary argues sleep disorders go unscreened in testicular cancer follow-up, citing a meta-analysis finding 60.7% prevalence of sleep disturbance across cancer survivors
Integrating the Relevance of Sleep into Testicular-Cancer Survivorship Care testicular cancer survivorship systematic review meta-analysis
- Breast Cancer Therapy's Unspoken Sexual Toll2026-05-04
An integrative review of 43 studies found sexual dysfunction in 51–93% of breast cancer patients on endocrine therapy, yet providers routinely stay silent about it.
Sexual Health Among Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Endocrine Therapy: An Integrative Review sexual dysfunction women's health survivorship systematic review
- Lupus Roughly Doubles the Odds of Female Sexual Dysfunction2026-05-04
58.8% of lupus patients screen positive for FSD — 2.6x healthy controls, though extreme heterogeneity muddies the estimate
Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis sexual dysfunction women's health immunology systematic review meta-analysis epidemiology
- The Psych Treatment That Works Isn't CBT2026-05-01
Overall effect looks strong (SMD=1.37), but CBT and mindfulness had near-zero effect — counseling and education drove the headline.
Psychological Treatments for Sexual Concerns in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis menopause women's health sexual dysfunction meta-analysis systematic review mental health
- Silent TB Hides Behind Infertility in 1 in 4 Women2026-04-27
Genital TB found in ~26% of infertile women, with most showing no respiratory symptoms — only infertility
TB Manifests as Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis infertility systematic review meta-analysis women's health tuberculosis
- Treating Rare Tumors Quietly Wrecks Fertility2026-04-15
Review finds chemotherapy has proven fertility harm in NET patients, while somatostatin analogues appear relatively safe — but data on sexual function is nearly absent
Reproductive and Sexual Sequelae of Neuroendocrine Tumour Therapies sexual dysfunction infertility survivorship systematic review
- AI Stone Predictions Work—Until You Pool Them2026-04-15
Only 5 retrospective cohorts met inclusion criteria; heterogeneity was so extreme the authors declared their own pooled estimates "clinically uninterpretable"
Can AI and Predictive Models Accurately Predict Stone-Free Status? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis artificial intelligence kidney stones systematic review meta-analysis
- Vitamin D Improves Sperm, Not Pregnancies2026-04-13
Vitamin D boosted sperm motility by 6.96% and testosterone slightly, but had no measurable effect on pregnancy or live birth rates (n=1,168)
Vitamin D supplementation in infertile men: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effects on semen quality and endocrine function male infertility semen quality testosterone meta-analysis systematic review
- Sling Surgery Lifts Sexual Function at 6 Months, Then Fades2026-04-09
MUS surgery improved PISQ-12 scores by 4.49 points at 6 months, but the gains largely reversed by 12 months and didn't recover
Impact of Mid-Urethral Sling Surgery on Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials meta-analysis systematic review sexual dysfunction pelvic floor surgical outcomes women's health urinary incontinence
- Could Infertility Predict Brain Disease? Too Soon to Tell2026-04-02
13-study systematic review finds preliminary mechanistic overlap between male infertility and neurodegeneration — no prospective evidence yet
Male Infertility and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review of Associations and Molecular Mechanisms systematic review male infertility neurodegenerative diseases oxidative stress biomarkers
- Weight Loss Surgery Raises Testosterone — But Not the Free Kind2026-03-25
21 studies, 695 men: bariatric surgery improved IIEF-5 scores by 6.45 points and raised total testosterone, but free testosterone didn't move
The impact of bariatric surgery on male sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis obesity erectile dysfunction testosterone meta-analysis systematic review surgical outcomes
- Every Common Kidney Stone Fix Has Weak Evidence2026-03-24
31-study review finds "low" strength-of-evidence for nearly every kidney stone prevention strategy, and zero data on surveillance imaging
Prevention of Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: A Systematic Review kidney stones systematic review evidence quality pediatric urology
- Vaginal Surgical Access Rarely Damages Sex Life2026-03-18
Across 30 studies and 2,488 women, transvaginal specimen extraction showed low rates of postoperative dyspareunia and no clinically meaningful decline in sexual function scores.
Dyspareunia and Sexual Dysfunction After Transvaginal Specimen Extraction — A Systematic Review surgical outcomes sexual dysfunction women's health systematic review
- When Your Body Attacks Your Own Sperm2026-03-12
Editorial overview of a themed issue: blood-testis barrier, antisperm antibodies, seminal cytokines, and genital pathogens as fertility disruptors
Male Infertility and Immune Function immunology male infertility semen quality systematic review narrative review inflammation antisperm antibodies
- HPV Raises Antisperm Antibodies Tenfold2026-03-11
GU infections were linked to measurable sperm parameter declines, but pregnancy outcomes mostly held — HPV was the outlier, with a tenfold antisperm antibody spike
Impact of Male Genital Tract Infections on Semen Quality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis male infertility semen quality systematic review meta-analysis HPV antisperm antibodies inflammation
- Can AI Read Sperm Better Than Humans?2026-03-03
Systematic review maps AI applications in male fertility — sperm analysis, treatment prediction — but reports no pooled numbers
Artificial Intelligence and Infertility: A Systematic Review male infertility systematic review semen quality artificial intelligence
- AAS and ED: Most Reviews Nearly Worthless2026-02-12
Six systematic reviews on AAS-induced ED: four rated critically low confidence, one low, one medium
Erectile Dysfunction and Related Variables Due to Anabolic Steroid Use: A Review of Reviews erectile dysfunction hypogonadism systematic review evidence quality anabolic steroids
- 67 Sperm Risk Factors, Almost All Weak Evidence2026-01-13
67 risk factors linked to male infertility catalogued — but 78% of the underlying evidence rated low or very low quality
Current Risk Factors for Male Infertility and Semen Parameters: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses male infertility semen quality evidence quality environmental exposure systematic review meta-analysis
- 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
- A $165 to $101,510 Gap for the Same Surgery2025-09-15
The same kidney stone operation (PCNL) costs anywhere from $165 to $101,510 depending on where it's done — a 615-fold gap that makes cost comparisons nearly meaningless
Costs of Resolving a Ureteral or Kidney Stone Episode Worldwide: A Systematic Review kidney stones health services systematic review surgical outcomes
- A Rare Penile Condition With Almost No Research2025-07-07
Only 8 studies exist on hard-flaccid syndrome — most are case reports, leaving diagnosis and treatment without any established guidelines.
Hard-Flaccid Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Aetiopathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Management erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction systematic review pelvic floor case report