Prevalence of Sexual Long COVID (SLC) in Egypt: A Single Institute Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53555/jaz.v44iS3.551Keywords:
erectile dysfunction, covid-19, endothelial function, anxiety, depressionAbstract
Objectives: we conducted a cross section study to assess the prevalence and severity of ED among COVID-19 survivors presenting to andrology outpatients’ clinics, Kasr AlAiny hospital, faculty of medicine, Cairo university.
Materials and Methods: a total of 1000 COVID-19 survivors were screened for ED using validated Arabic version of the international index of erectile function (ArIIEF-5) during the period between Jan 2022 till Jan 2023. All patients were previously diagnosed with positive PCR for COVID-19 infection at least 3 months before the time of data collection.
Result: we found that the prevalence of ED among COVID-19 survivors were 11.4%, mild ED in 7%, moderate in 3.2% and severe ED in 1.2%, severity of ED was not associated with demographic, clinical, laboratory and penile duplex characteristics.
Conclusion: severity of ED among COVID-19 survivors showed no statistically significant association with demographics, depression, anxiety, penile duplex findings and hormonal disturbances.
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Copyright (c) 2023 Ahmed Said Zaghloul , Abd El Rahman Mahmoud ElNashar, Hossam Refaat Eldebs, Sameh Fayek Gamal El Din, Hany Mohammed Saad , Shady Zaki Said
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