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Bagheri SM, Shieh A, Ghalenoei JA, Yadegari M, Alborzi N. Review of potential spermatogenic and aphrodisiac effects of the Ferula genus. Clin Exp Reprod Med 2023; 50:143-153. [PMID: 37643827 PMCID: PMC10477414 DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2023.05995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Men's sexual health plays an important role in male fertility and childbearing, as it is associated with factors such as sexual desire, healthy spermatogenesis, and erectile function. In various cultures, medicinal plants have been utilized to address male sexual issues, including infertility and erectile dysfunction. Despite recent advancements in medical science for treating male impotence, some men opt for herbal supplements as an alternative, given that numerous herbs have the potential to enhance male sexual performance. The Apiaceae family is one of the oldest plant families used for medicinal purposes. Ferula, a genus within this family, comprises approximately 170 different species worldwide. Members of this genus possess numerous therapeutic properties due to the presence of various compounds. This article aims to explore the potential impacts of Ferula plants on the male reproductive system. METHODS This review article was prepared by searching for terms including Ferula and "aphrodisiac," Ferula and "spermatogenesis," and Ferula and "male reproductive system." Relevant information was gathered through electronic databases, including ISI Web of Knowledge, PubMed, and Google Scholar. RESULTS The findings indicated that relatively comprehensive studies have been conducted in this area, revealing that certain Ferula species have been employed in folk medicine to boost fertility and libido. Recent research has corroborated these effects. CONCLUSION It is hoped that new aphrodisiac compounds with fewer side effects can be isolated from Ferula plants in the future.
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- Seyyed Majid Bagheri
- Department of Physiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
- Neuroendocrine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Neuroendocrine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Hamzehnejadi M, Tavakoli MR, Homayouni F, Jahani Z, Rezaei M, Langarizadeh MA, Forootanfar H. Prostaglandins as a Topical Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Review. Sex Med Rev 2022; 10:764-781. [PMID: 37051966 DOI: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a substantial cause of dissatisfaction among many men. This discontentment has led to the emergence of various drug treatment options for this problem. OBJECTIVES Unfortunately, due to various interactions, contraindications, and side effects, systemic therapies such as phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (including sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, avanafil, etc.) are not welcomed in many patients. These problems have led researchers to look for other ways to reduce these complications. METHODS This article holistically reviews the efficacy of topical prostaglandins and their role in treating ED. We sought to provide a comprehensive overview of recent findings on the current topic by using the extensive literature search to identify the latest scientific reports on the topic. RESULTS In this regard, topical and transdermal treatments can be suitable alternatives. In diverse studies, prostaglandins, remarkably PGE1 (also known as alprostadil), have been suggested to be an acceptable candidate for topical treatment. CONCLUSION Numerous formulations of PGE1 have been used to treat patients so far. Still, in general, with the evolution of classical formulation methods toward modern techniques (such as using nanocarriers and skin permeability enhancers), the probability of treatment success also increases.
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- Mohammadsadegh Hamzehnejadi
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Cosmetic Products Research Center Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Student Research Committee Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Student Research Committee Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Faculty of Medicine Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Cosmetic Products Research Center Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Cosmetic Products Research Center Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Wiggins JW, Sledd JE, Coolen LM. Spinal Cord Injury Causes Reduction of Galanin and Gastrin Releasing Peptide mRNA Expression in the Spinal Ejaculation Generator of Male Rats. Front Neurol 2021; 12:670536. [PMID: 34239493 PMCID: PMC8258150 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.670536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) in men is commonly associated with sexual dysfunction, including anejaculation, and chronic mid-thoracic contusion injury in male rats also impairs ejaculatory reflexes. Ejaculation is controlled by a spinal ejaculation generator consisting of a population of lumbar spinothalamic (LSt) neurons that control ejaculation through release of four neuropeptides including galanin and gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) onto lumbar and sacral autonomic and motor nuclei. It was recently demonstrated that spinal contusion injury in male rats caused reduction of GRP-immunoreactivity, but not galanin-immunoreactivity in LSt cells, indicative of reduced GRP peptide levels, but inconclusive results for galanin. The current study further tests the hypothesis that contusion injury causes a disruption of GRP and galanin mRNA in LSt cells. Male rats received mid-thoracic contusion injury and galanin and GRP mRNA were visualized 8 weeks later in the lumbar spinal cord using fluorescent in situ hybridization. Spinal cord injury significantly reduced GRP and galanin mRNA in LSt cells. Galanin expression was higher in LSt cells compared to GRP. However, expression of the two transcripts were positively correlated in LSt cells in both sham and SCI animals, suggesting that expression for the two neuropeptides may be co-regulated. Immunofluorescent visualization of galanin and GRP peptides demonstrated a significant reduction in GRP-immunoreactivity, but not galanin in LSt cells, confirming the previous observations. In conclusion, SCI reduced GRP and galanin expression in LSt cells with an apparent greater impact on GRP peptide levels. GRP and galanin are both essential for triggering ejaculation and thus such reduction may contribute to ejaculatory dysfunction following SCI in rats.
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- James W Wiggins
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States.,Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States.,Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, United States
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Nabighadim A, Jafarnezhad-Ansariha F, Majidi Zolbin M, Daryabari SS, Fendereski K, Kajbafzadeh AM. Gene and histomorphology alteration analysis in spermatogenesis arrest mouse model: a probable novel approach for infertility. Cent European J Urol 2021; 74:99-108. [PMID: 33976924 PMCID: PMC8097657 DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2020.0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Approximately 15% of couples in the reproductive age are struggling with infertility which, in nearly half of them, is caused by male factors. Material and methods The present study comprised of two groups of sixteen C57BL/6 mice; each mouse received either an intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg of an alkylating agent or the same amount of distilled water. Testes were harvested 30 days following the injection. Morphometric analysis of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained slides including mean tubular area, diameter and intratubular particles were performed. Spermatogenesis rate was assessed by spermatogonial markers including promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein (PLZF) and neurogenin-3 (NGN3). Moreover, the expression rate of Wilms Tumor-1 (WT-1), A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 4 (AKAP4) and adenosine deaminase domain containing 1 (ADAD1) genes were evaluated via real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results The body weight gradually increased in both groups after a period of 30 days, however, the increase was significantly (p-value = 0.023) lower in the chemically treated group. All the morphometric parameters were considerably decreased in the azoospermic mice. Also, promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger protein and neurogenin-3 expression dramatically declined (p-value <0.001 for both markers). In comparison with the negative control group, the expression rates of A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 4 and adenosine deaminase domain containing 1, two genes participating in the sperm structure, were remarkably reduced in the intervention group (p-value <0.001); however, our investigations demonstrated that the azoospermia model could induce a 5-fold upregulation in Wilms Tumor-1 gene expression. Conclusions Development of an azoospermia model can upregulate Wilms Tumor-1 gene expression in a higher rate after 30 days; however, expression of the testis-specific genes, A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 4 and adenosine deaminase domain containing 1, decreased after the intervention. To the best of our knowledge, this upregulation could be related to spermatogenesis recovery after the follow-up period.
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- Amirreza Nabighadim
- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pediatric Urology and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Wiggins JW, Kozyrev N, Sledd JE, Wilson GG, Coolen LM. Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Reduces Gastrin-Releasing Peptide in the Spinal Ejaculation Generator in Male Rats. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:3378-3393. [PMID: 31111794 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes sexual dysfunction, including anejaculation in men. Likewise, chronic mid-thoracic contusion injury impairs ejaculatory reflexes in male rats. Ejaculation is controlled by a spinal ejaculation generator (SEG) comprised of a population of lumbar spinothalamic (LSt) neurons. LSt neurons co-express four neuropeptides, including gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and galanin and control ejaculation via release of these peptides in lumbar and sacral autonomic and motor nuclei. Here, we tested the hypothesis that contusion injury causes a disruption of the neuropeptides that are expressed in LSt cell bodies and axon terminals, thereby causing ejaculatory dysfunction. Male Sprague Dawley rats received contusion or sham surgery at spinal levels T6-7. Five to six weeks later, animals were perfused and spinal cords were immunoprocessed for galanin and GRP. Results showed that numbers of cells immunoreactive for galanin were not altered by SCI, suggesting that LSt cells are not ablated by SCI. In contrast, GRP immunoreactivity was decreased in LSt cells following SCI, evidenced by fewer GRP and galanin/GRP dual labeled cells. However, SCI did not affect efferent connections of LSt, cells as axon terminals containing galanin or GRP in contact with autonomic cells were not reduced following SCI. Finally, no changes in testosterone plasma levels or androgen receptor expression were noted after SCI. In conclusion, chronic contusion injury decreased immunoreactivity for GRP in LSt cell soma, but did not affect LSt neurons per se or LSt connections within the SEG. Since GRP is essential for triggering ejaculation, such loss may contribute to ejaculatory dysfunction following SCI.
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- J Walker Wiggins
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.,Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Robarts Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.,Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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Taylor DG, Giuliano F, Hackett G, Hermes-DeSantis E, Kirby MG, Kloner RA, Maguire T, Stecher V, Goggin P. The pharmacist's role in improving the treatment of erectile dysfunction and its underlying causes. Res Social Adm Pharm 2018; 15:591-599. [PMID: 30057329 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED), which worldwide is likely to affect in excess of 300 million men by 2025, is often either untreated or insufficiently treated. It can be a prelude to other serious illnesses and may be a cause or consequence of depression in affected individuals. Among men younger than 60 years of age, ED can be a robust early-stage indicator of vascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Untreated or inadequately treated ED can also be a sign of poor communication between health professionals and service users of all ages. Improved treatment of ED could cost-effectively prevent premature deaths and avoidable morbidity. The extension of community pharmacy‒based health care would enable more men living with ED to safely access effective medications, along with appropriate diagnostic services and support for beneficial lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation in conveniently accessible settings. The task of introducing improved methods of affordably addressing problems linked to ED exemplifies the strategic challenges now facing health care systems globally. Promoting professionally supported self-care in pharmacies has the potential to meet the needs of aging populations in progressively more effective ways.
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- David G Taylor
- The UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1AX, UK.
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- Neurourology R. Poincaré Hal Garches, Versailles Saint-Quentin University, 104 Boulevard Raymond Poincaré, Garches, 92380, France.
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- Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B75 7RR, UK.
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- Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08854, USA.
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- The Prostate Centre, 32 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London W1G 8GT, UK; University of Hertfordshire, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK.
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- Huntington Medical Research Institutes, 686 S Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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- Queens University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK, Ireland.
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- Pfizer Inc, 235 E 42nd St, New York, NY, 10017, USA.
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- Pfizer Ltd, Discovery Park, Ramsgate Rd, Sandwich, CT13 9ND, UK.
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Prevalence of parenthood in wheelchair-dependent persons with long-term spinal cord injury in the Netherlands. Spinal Cord 2018; 56:607-613. [PMID: 29352157 DOI: 10.1038/s41393-018-0060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Multicenter cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of parenthood in long-term wheelchair-dependent persons who sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) during their reproductive years. Secondary aims were to (1) explore patient-specific and disease-related factors associated with parenthood after SCI; and (2) quantify fertility aids used by men with SCI. SETTING Eight specialized SCI rehabilitation centers in the Netherlands. METHODS Questionnaires and physical examination were applied in 255 persons with SCI. Prevalence rates of parenthood among the general Dutch population were used for comparison. Logistic regression analyses were used to explore factors associated with parenthood after SCI. RESULTS Prevalence of parenthood in SCI was 50% in men and 45% in women, which was significantly (P < 0.05) lower than rates in the general population (74% in men and 81% in women). Among the parents with SCI, most (66% of males and 72% of females) of them had children after SCI. Parenting children after SCI was associated with partnership (OR = 14.5, P < .001 [men]; OR = 3.7, P = .05 [women]), normal micturition (OR = 4.9, P = .02 [men]), incomplete lesion (OR = 5.4, P = .03 [women]), and paraplegia (OR = 7.3, P = .02 [women]). The most frequently used methods for ejaculation and fertilization were electroejaculation (29%) and intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (23%). CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of parenthood in SCI persons is low. However, half of the persons with SCI do become parents, with most doing so following SCI. Demographic and disease-related factors may contribute to this.
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Intasqui P, Agarwal A, Sharma R, Samanta L, Bertolla RP. Towards the identification of reliable sperm biomarkers for male infertility: A sperm proteomic approach. Andrologia 2017; 50. [DOI: 10.1111/and.12919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- P. Intasqui
- American Center for Reproductive Medicine; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland OH USA
- Department of Surgery; Division of Urology; Human Reproduction Section; Sao Paulo Federal University - Sao Paulo Hospital; Sao Paulo Brazil
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- American Center for Reproductive Medicine; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland OH USA
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- American Center for Reproductive Medicine; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland OH USA
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- Department of Zoology; Ravenshaw University; Cuttack India
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- Department of Surgery; Division of Urology; Human Reproduction Section; Sao Paulo Federal University - Sao Paulo Hospital; Sao Paulo Brazil
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da Silva BF, Meng C, Helm D, Pachl F, Schiller J, Ibrahim E, Lynne CM, Brackett NL, Bertolla RP, Kuster B. Towards Understanding Male Infertility After Spinal Cord Injury Using Quantitative Proteomics. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:1424-34. [PMID: 26814186 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.052175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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The study of male infertility after spinal cord injury (SCI) has enhanced the understanding of seminal plasma (SP) as an important regulator of spermatozoa function. However, the most important factors leading to the diminished sperm motility and viability observed in semen of men with SCI remained unknown. Thus, to explore SP related molecular mechanisms underlying infertility after SCI, we used mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics to compare SP retrieved from SCI patients to normal controls. As a result, we present an in-depth characterization of the human SP proteome, identifying ∼2,800 individual proteins, and describe, in detail, the differential proteome observed in SCI. Our analysis demonstrates that a hyper-activation of the immune system may influence some seminal processes, which likely are not triggered by microbial infection. Moreover, we show evidence of an important prostate gland functional failure,i.e.diminished abundance of metabolic enzymes related to ATP turnover and those secreted via prostasomes. Further we identify the main outcome related to this fact and that it is intrinsically linked to the low sperm motility in SCI. Together, our data highlights the molecular pathways hindering fertility in SCI and shed new light on other causes of male infertility.
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- Barbara Ferreira da Silva
- From the ‡Human Reproduction Section, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery São Paulo Federal University, Brazil
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- §Chair for Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- §Chair for Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- §Chair for Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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- ¶Medical Department, Institute of Medical Physics, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- ‖The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis,University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- **Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- ‖The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis,University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- From the ‡Human Reproduction Section, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery São Paulo Federal University, Brazil
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- §Chair for Proteomics and Bioanalytics, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany; ‡‡Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), §§Bavarian Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry Center, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
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Sharif H, Millar PJ, Incognito AV, Ditor DS. Non-invasive electrocardiographic assessments of cardiac autonomic modulation in individuals with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2015; 54:166-71. [DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pebdani RN, Johnson KL, Amtmann D. Personal experiences of pregnancy and fertility in individuals with spinal cord injury. SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY 2013; 32:65-74. [PMID: 25382883 DOI: 10.1007/s11195-013-9319-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) often face a number of barriers in family planning and pregnancy. These barriers can be structural (i.e. inaccessible health care provider offices and providers unfamiliar with fertility, pregnancy, and SCI) or social (i.e. friends, family, and even providers suggesting that individuals with SCI should not have children), and can affect both men and women. Additionally, much of the information about SCI and pregnancy is from a medical perspective and the psychosocial aspects of pregnancy for individuals with SCI have not been considered. 253 men and women with SCI were asked about the information they received about SCI and pregnancy, where they received this information, and how their SCI affected their family planning. The responses shared in this study can be used to inform individuals who work with people with SCI to better assist their clients or patients who have sustained SCI and are considering pregnancy.
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Talebi AR, Khalili MA, Vahidi S, Ghasemzadeh J, Tabibnejad N. Sperm chromatin condensation, DNA integrity, and apoptosis in men with spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med 2013; 36:140-6. [PMID: 23809529 PMCID: PMC3595962 DOI: 10.1179/2045772312y.0000000055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of cord injury on (1) sperm parameters and (2) DNA chromatin status. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Data were collected from men referred to Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Yazd, Iran. PARTICIPANTS Thirty infertile men with the presence of any level of spinal cord injury (SCI) were compared with 30 healthy donors with definite fertility and normal sperm parameters. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. OUTCOME MEASURES Sperm chromatin integrity was assessed using aniline blue (AB), chromomycin A3 (CMA3), toluidine blue (TB), and acridine orange (AO) assays. The rate of apoptotic spermatozoa was evaluated with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL) staining. RESULTS Sperm concentration, motility, and morphology in men with SCI were significantly decreased compared with control group (P < 0.05). In addition, with regard to cytochemical staining and TUNEL test, the rate of reacted spermatozoa was increased significantly in SCI group when compared with the controls (P < 0.05). The majority of AB, TB, AO, and CMA3-reacted spermatozoa were higher than the "cut-off" value in men with SCI, as were the number of apoptotic spermatozoa stained with TUNEL. CONCLUSION Results showed that SCI disturbs sperm parameters, nuclear maturity, and DNA integrity of spermatozoa. Therefore, the production of spermatozoa with less condensed chromatin and more apoptotic rate increases after cord injury and this may be one possible cause of infertility following SCI.
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- Correspondence to: Nasim Tabibnejad, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Bouali Avenue, Safaeiyeh, Yazd, 8916877391, Iran.
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Falavigna A, Finger G, Souza OED, Pasqualotto FF. Spinal cord injury and male infertility: a review. COLUNA/COLUMNA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1808-18512012000400015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Spinal cord injuries remain an important factor of morbimortality in current society, involving mainly males from adolescence to adulthood. Among the sequelae caused by spinal cord injuries, the impairment of the sexual system is highly relevant since it affects the quality of sexual life and paternity. Infertility is secondary to multiple events such as erectile dysfunction, anejaculation, seminal biochemical modification and morphology of spermatozoa. Current therapies for the infertile spinal cord injured patient focus on the ejaculation stimulus followed by intrauterine insemination, leaving seminal low quality as the major factor of infertility in these patients. In this scenario, therapy with hyperbaric oxygenation, which is still being studied, represents an alternative treatment since it focuses on the central nervous system injured by the trauma and the testicular tissue in order to decrease spinal damage and to preserve the physiological regulation of the urogenital system as a form of avoiding infertility.
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Khorrami MH, Javid A, Moshtaghi D, Nourimahdavi K, Mortazavi A, Zia HR. Sildenafil efficacy in erectile dysfunction secondary to spinal cord injury depends on the level of cord injuries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 33:861-4. [PMID: 20050938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.01033.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To evaluate the efficacy of sildenafil in the treatment of neurogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to upper motor neuron (UMN) and lower motor neuron (LMN) spinal cord injury (SCI). After taking consents 105 patients suffering from ED were enrolled in this prospective study. Seventy-two patients had signs and symptoms of UMN and 33 patients had signs and symptoms of LMN or mixed (UMN and LMN) spinal cord injuries. The patients took 50-100 mg sildenafil or placebo tablet at least 45 min before sexual intercourse. Based on a IIEF questionnaire, success in achieving erection adequate for sexual intercourse was compared between sildenafil and placebo groups in UMN and non-UMN spinal cord injuries. In patients with UMN disease, sildenafil was effective in 82% of patients and its efficacy was statistically higher than placebo (82 vs. 25%, p < 0.05). Twenty-eight per cent of patients with non-UMN disease had a favourable response to sildenafil that was not statistically different from placebo. Sildenafil seems more effective in the treatment of neurogenic ED secondary to UMN spinal cord injury compared with that secondary to LMN injury. Actually, its efficacy on LMN injuries does not seem different from placebo and administration of this treatment may not be effective in spinal cord injury which has caused LMN symptoms.
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- M H Khorrami
- Department of Urology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Abou-Tarboush FM, Abdel-Samad MF, Al-Meteri MH. Developmental toxicity of orally administered sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in SWR/J mice. Saudi J Biol Sci 2010; 18:135-9. [PMID: 23961116 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2010.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Normal adult inbred SWR/J mice were used to investigate the teratogenic and other possible toxic effects of various dose levels of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) on fetuses. Multiple dose levels of 6.5, 13.0, 19.5, 26.0, 32.5 or 40.0 mg of sildenafil citrate/kg body weight (which correspond to the multiples of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of human 50 mg Viagra, respectively) were orally administered into pregnant mice on days 7-9, 10-12 or 13-15 of gestation. On day 17 of pregnancy, all fetuses were removed and examined for toxic phenomena (embryo-fetal toxicity) and for external, internal and skeletal malformations. A total of 285 pregnant mice were used in the present study. None of the dams treated with sildenafil citrate at any of the oral dose levels used in the present study died during the experimental period and all dams treated with the drug failed to reveal overt signs of maternal toxicity. Moreover, the results of the present study clearly demonstrate that none of the multiple oral dose levels of the drug at any time interval used has induced any external, internal or skeletal malformations in the fetuses obtained from treated females. However, the dose level of 40 mg/kg body weight of sildenafil citrate has a growth suppressing effect on alive fetuses when it was administered at all the time intervals used in the present study. Furthermore, the dose levels 26.0, 32.5 and 40 mg/kg of the drug have embryo-fetal toxicity when the drug is applied on days 13-15 of gestation. The possible mechanisms involved in the embryo-fetal toxicity and fetal growth suppressing effects of sildenafil citrate were discussed. The results of this study have important implications for the widespread use of this drug.
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Is sperm cryopreservation an option for fertility preservation in patients with spinal cord injury-induced anejaculation? Fertil Steril 2010; 94:564-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dimitriadis F, Karakitsios K, Tsounapi P, Tsambalas S, Loutradis D, Kanakas N, Watanabe NT, Saito M, Miyagawa I, Sofikitis N. Erectile function and male reproduction in men with spinal cord injury: a review. Andrologia 2010; 42:139-65. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Most men with spinal cord injury (SCI) are infertile. Erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction and semen abnormalities contribute to the problem. Treatments for erectile dysfunction include phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, intracavernous injections of alprostadil, penile prostheses, and vacuum constriction devices. In anejaculatory patients who wish to father children, semen retrieval is necessary. Penile vibratory stimulation is recommended as the first line of treatment. Patients who fail penile vibratory stimulation can be referred for electroejaculation. If this approach is not possible, prostate massage is an alternative. Surgical sperm retrieval should be considered as a last resort when other methods fail. Most men with SCI have a unique semen profile characterized by normal sperm count but abnormally low sperm motility. Scientific investigations indicate that accessory gland dysfunction and abnormal semen constituents contribute to the problem. Despite abnormalities, sperm from men with SCI can successfully induce pregnancy. In selected couples, the simple method of intravaginal insemination is a viable option. Another option is intrauterine insemination. The efficacy of intrauterine insemination increases as the total motile sperm count inseminated increases. In vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection are options in cases of extremely low total motile sperm count. Reproductive outcomes for SCI male factor infertility are similar to outcomes for general male factor infertility.
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Kanto S, Uto H, Toya M, Ohnuma T, Arai Y, Kyono K. Fresh testicular sperm retrieved from men with spinal cord injury retains equal fecundity to that from men with obstructive azoospermia via intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Fertil Steril 2009; 92:1333-1336. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Revised: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Delineation of the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of ejaculatory behavior is crucial for the treatment of male sexual dysfunction, including premature ejaculation. Recent studies provide compelling evidence that a population of lumbar spinothalamic (LSt) cells may play a role in the regulation of the ejaculatory response. Subsequent to ejaculation, LSt cells exhibit markers of activation that are not only highly correlated with ejaculatory behavior, but are also absent following the expression of other components of sexual behavior, such as mounts or intromissions. Similarly, targeted chemical lesion of LSt cells using substance P-saporin abolishes ejaculatory behavior explicitly. Early evidence suggests that pharmacological manipulation of LSt cells may offer additional evidence of crucial LSt cell involvement in the generation of ejaculation. AIM This review is intended to summarize what has currently been revealed regarding the role of LSt cells in the regulation and generation of ejaculatory behavior, and also to discuss the direction of future behavioral investigations. METHODS Information presented in this discussion was derived from analysis of numerous recent articles detailing the delineation of anatomical and physiological correlates of sexual behavior, as well as numerous literature searches using the National Library of Medicine PubMed Services. RESULTS A great deal of the work that has led to the implication of LSt cells in ejaculatory behavior is reviewed in the present article, including clinical data, as well as anatomical, physiological, and behavioral examinations. The rationale for ongoing pharmacological studies is also discussed. CONCLUSION LSt cells appear to play a vital role in the generation and regulation of ejaculatory behavior. Additional elucidation of this "ejaculation generator" could prove invaluable for the future treatment of male sexual dysfunction. Studies are currently in progress to further reveal the precise function of these cells and mechanisms of action through which they operate.
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- Brandt Young
- Department of Physiology/Urology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Glenn DR, McClure N, Cosby SL, Stevenson M, Lewis SE. Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) impairs fertilization and early embryo development in mice. Fertil Steril 2009; 91:893-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Restelli AE, Bertolla RP, Spaine DM, Miotto A, Borrelli M, Cedenho AP. Quality and functional aspects of sperm retrieved through assisted ejaculation in men with spinal cord injury. Fertil Steril 2009; 91:819-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ostrander N. Sexual Pursuits of Pleasure Among Men and Women with Spinal Cord Injuries. SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11195-008-9103-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vardenafil improves ejaculation success rates and self-confidence in men with erectile dysfunction due to spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008; 33:709-15. [PMID: 18379396 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181695040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the oral phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor, vardenafil, on ejaculation rates and self-confidence in men with spinal cord injury (SCI). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Spinal command of male sexual functions is often seriously impaired by traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). A high proportion of men with SCI cannot ejaculate during sexual intercourse. SCI-related ejaculatory disorders are often responsible for male infertility. Sexual dysfunction associated with SCI can also affect men's self-confidence. METHODS In this 12-week study, 418 men aged >or=18 years with erectile dysfunction >6 months resulting from a traumatic SCI were randomized to vardenafil (n = 207) or placebo (n = 211) 10 mg for 4 weeks, then maintained or titrated to 5 or 20 mg at weeks 4 and 8. Assessments included questions of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) about ejaculation success and orgasmic perception; the Global Confidence Question; and quality-of-life scales to measure psychological well-being, self-esteem, depression, and mental health status. RESULTS Overall per patient ejaculation success rates were significantly greater with vardenafil than placebo over 12 weeks of treatment (19% vs. 10%; P < 0.001). At last observation carried forward, the IIEF "orgasmic function" score increased from 2.9 at baseline to 4.0 for vardenafil and from 3.0 at baseline to 3.4 for placebo. Sixteen percent of men receiving vardenafil and 8% receiving placebo felt orgasm "almost always" or "always" at weeks 8-12, compared with 4% and 6%, respectively, at baseline. Significant improvements in confidence scores were observed with vardenafil compared with placebo (P < 0.0001). There were no clinically significant differences between vardenafil and placebo in the quality-of-life measures at the study endpoint, but these had been in the normal range at baseline. CONCLUSION Vardenafil significantly improved ejaculation and self-confidence in men with erectile dysfunction due to SCI.
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Ergin S, Gunduz B, Ugurlu H, Sivrioglu K, Oncel S, Gok H, Erhan B, Levendoglu F, Senocak O. A placebo-controlled, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose, two-way crossover study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sildenafil in men with traumatic spinal cord injury and erectile dysfunction. J Spinal Cord Med 2008; 31:522-31. [PMID: 19086709 PMCID: PMC2607124 DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11753647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To show the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of sildenafil in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) and to assess its effects on quality of life (QoL) using the Life-Satisfaction Check List. METHODS This was a placebo-controlled, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, flexible-dose, 2-way crossover study with a 2-week washout period between each phase. Patients with ED attributable to SCI (Sexual Health Inventory-Male score < or =21) received 50 to 100 mg sildenafil (n = 24) or placebo (n = 26). RESULTS Compared with placebo, sildenafil produced higher levels of successful sexual stimulation, intercourse success, satisfaction with sexual life and sexual relationship, erectile function, overall sexual satisfaction, and an improved Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction score, with no clinically relevant effects on vital signs. Sildenafil seemed more effective in patients with incomplete SCI than in those with complete SCI, producing significant improvements, compared with placebo, in a number of measures only in patients with incomplete SCI. All patients who expressed a preference selected sildenafil over placebo, although the drug had no effect on patient QoL. Sildenafil was well tolerated, with a profile comparable to that of placebo. CONCLUSIONS Compared with placebo, treatment with oral sildenafil safely and effectively improved erectile function in patients with ED attributable to SCI, especially in those with incomplete injury, and was the agent of choice in those who expressed a preference.
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- 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- 2Ministry of Health 7a Yil Physical Health and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- 3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- 4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey
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- 5Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Dokuz Eylūl University, Izmir, Turkey
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- 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- 2Ministry of Health 7a Yil Physical Health and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- 3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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- 5Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical School, Dokuz Eylūl University, Izmir, Turkey
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Ricciardi R, Szabo CM, Poullos AY. Sexuality and Spinal Cord Injury. Nurs Clin North Am 2007; 42:675-84; viii-ix. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2007.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Glenn DRJ, McVicar CM, McClure N, Lewis SEM. Sildenafil citrate improves sperm motility but causes a premature acrosome reaction in vitro. Fertil Steril 2007; 87:1064-70. [PMID: 17335822 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Revised: 11/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether sildenafil citrate, a cyclic monophosphate-specific type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor, influences sperm motility or the acrosome reaction. DESIGN Laboratory analysis of sperm motility after exposure to sildenafil citrate using computer-assisted semen analysis and acrosome reaction by fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled peanut agglutinin staining. SETTING An assisted reproductive technology (ART) unit. PATIENT(S) Fifty-seven male patients. INTERVENTION(S) Sperm were divided into 90% (those with the best fertilizing potential used in assisted conception) and 45% (the poorer population) fractions by density centrifugation and incubated with sildenafil citrate (0.67 muM) at 37 degrees C for up to 180 minutes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Both the number and velocity of progressively motile sperm were significantly increased by sildenafil citrate between 15 and 135 minutes. Furthermore, samples revealed that these effects were consistent in the 90% and 45% populations of sperm. In both populations, sildenafil also caused a significant increase in the proportion of acrosome-reacted sperm-22.1% compared with 11.8% in the control group of the good quality fraction and 16.6% compared with 9.4% in the control group of the poorer quality fraction. CONCLUSION(S) The use of sildenafil citrate may adversely affect male fertility.
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- School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Clinical Science, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Use of Sildenafil in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/01.wnq.0000190406.86285.da] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Droupy S, Ponsot Y, Giuliano F. How, why and when should urologists evaluate male sexual function? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 3:84-94. [PMID: 16470207 DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Accepted: 12/19/2005] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Male sexual dysfunction-a term that is commonly used to refer to erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, decreased libido and impaired orgasm-is the primary complaint encountered by many urologists. Despite the high prevalence and bothersome nature of these complaints, they are frequently neglected in clinical practice. This paper highlights clinical situations in which urologists should systematically evaluate male sexual functioning. These include men who present with several common urologic disorders, such as pelvic trauma, malignancies, and lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, neurologic disorders and infertility. Studies have shown that erectile dysfunction might be a clinical marker of endothelial dysfunction, and consequently of undetected diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease and depression. We also address the question of whether urologists should adopt wide-ranging screening regimens for sexual dysfunction.
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He S, Hussain N, Zhao J, Fu Q, Hou T. Improvement of sexual function in male patients treated surgically for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006; 31:33-6. [PMID: 16395173 DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000192726.53415.bf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A prospective follow-up study. OBJECTIVE To analyze the recovery of sexual function loss in surgically treated male patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is common in the elder population and can lead to sexual dysfunction. Although numerous studies have shown that surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy achieved satisfactory neurologic and functional improvement, only few researchers mentioned sexual dysfunction. METHODS A total of 22 patients with combined cervical spondylotic myelopathy and sexual dysfunction on admission were treated with surgery. The patients' preoperative and postoperative neurologic status was recorded according to the Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) Scoring System. The sexual function was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF). Special attention was also given to the preoperative and postoperative presence or absence of a reflexogenic and psychogenic erection. RESULTS In most cases, there was significant improvement in neurologic status after surgery, with a mean improvement of JOA score of 3.6. The difference between the preoperative and postoperative JOA score was significant (P < 0.05). Most of these patients had an abnormal psychogenic erection (18/22, 82%) before surgery, but only few had an abnormal reflexogenic erection (4/22, 18%). After surgery, most patients had improvement in sexual function, and the average IIEF score was 28.5 before and 60.2 after surgery. The difference between preoperative and postoperative IIEF scores was statistically significant (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In addition to neurologic deficits, cervical spondylotic myelopathy also causes sexual dysfunction. Most of these patients had an abnormal psychogenic erection and normal reflexogenic erection. Along with neurologic recovery, most patients had improvement in sexual function after surgery.
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- Shisheng He
- Orthopedic Department of Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, People Republic of China.
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Utida C, Truzzi JC, Bruschini H, Simonetti R, Cedenho AP, Srougi M, Ortiz V. Male infertility in spinal cord trauma. Int Braz J Urol 2005; 31:375-83. [PMID: 16137408 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382005000400013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2004] [Accepted: 03/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Every year there are 10 thousand new cases of patients victimized by spinal cord trauma (SCT) in the United States and it is estimated that there are 7 thousand new cases in Brazil. Eighty percent of patients are fertile males. Infertility in this patient group is due to 3 main factors resulting from spinal cord lesions: erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory disorder and low sperm counts. Erectile dysfunction has been successfully treated with oral and injectable medications, use of vacuum devices and penile prosthesis implants. The technological improvement in penile vibratory stimulation devices (PVS) and rectal probe electro-ejaculation (RPE) has made such procedures safer and accessible to patients with ejaculatory dysfunction. Despite the normal number of spermatozoa found in semen of spinal cord-injured patients, their motility is abnormal. This change does not seem to be related to changes in scrotal thermal regulation, frequency of ejaculation or duration of spinal cord damage but to factors related to the seminal plasma. Despite the poor seminal quality, increasingly more men with SCT have become fathers through techniques ranging from simple homologous insemination to sophisticated assisted reproduction techniques such as intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
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- Cristiano Utida
- Department of Urology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Spinal cord injury is known to have a major impact on human sexual function. The disturbances depend on the level and completeness of the lesion. The majority of people affected by spinal cord injury are young and in their reproductive years. In these cases sexuality reflects an important aspect of personality, and therefore special attention needs to be given to this issue during rehabilitation. Sexual rehabilitation encompasses both comprehensive information and consultation as well as diagnosis and treatment of disturbed sexual functions. Successful rehabilitation and integration depend also on restoration of sexual function or adequate therapy of sexual dysfunction. This review will consider the present knowledge about the impact of spinal cord injury on female and male sexual function, the currently available treatment options as well as the aspects of fertility and reproduction in this patient population.
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- A Reitz
- Neuro-Urologie, Schweizer Paraplegikerzentrum, Universitätsklinik Balgrist, Zürich.
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Sildenafil citrate (Viagra) is a potent orally active cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor that is effective as a peripheral conditioner in the treatment of male erectile dysfunction (ED) of organic, psychogenic or mixed aetiology. Sildenafil is the first effective oral agent in the management of ED that has had a revolutionary impact on management of ED. The present review has been subdivided into five major sections. Based on the most recent peer-reviewed publications, the first section is aimed at critically evaluating PDE5 selectivity as well as the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drug, mainly to assess the best doses for each group of patients (i.e. adult and elderly men). Effectiveness in a broad spectrum ED population is the subject of the second section of the review, principally reporting post-marketing company-independent results. Safety and tolerability are the key concerns of the third section, with a broad consideration of the most commonly reported adverse events. Special attention has been paid to the cardiovascular safety of the drug, chiefly outlining the positive and potentially protective cardiac effects of sildenafil. Moreover, the impact of sildenafil in special patient populations is considered, namely in men complaining of diabetes mellitus, depression, neurological disorders, renal failure and those who have undergone a radical prostatectomy. Sildenafil and the ageing male has been especially underlined. Finally, the review covers a few new potential applications of sildenafil in ED patients with regard to high-dose treatment and combination therapy. The review ends with several considerations regarding the direct and/or indirect impact of sildenafil over quality of life and quality of partnership.
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- Andrea Salonia
- Department of Urology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Derry F, Hultling C, Seftel AD, Sipski ML. Efficacy and safety of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) in men with erectile dysfunction and spinal cord injury: a review. Urology 2002; 60:49-57. [PMID: 12414333 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01690-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects a substantial number of men who are young, active, and otherwise healthy. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common consequence of SCI. Since its approval, sildenafil citrate (Viagra) has been shown to effectively treat ED of various etiologies. We review the evidence for the efficacy and safety of sildenafil treatment of ED in men with SCI. A literature search identified 2 randomized controlled trials and 4 prospective case series that evaluated sildenafil treatment for ED from SCI. Efficacy was evaluated using an assessment of global efficacy and a more specific assessment of erectile function. For general efficacy, the proportion of patients who reported improved erections and ability to have intercourse was as high as 94%. Up to 72% of intercourse attempts were successful. For measures of erectile function, 5 of the 6 studies showed statistically significant improvements among sildenafil-treated versus placebo-treated patients. Erectile response rates were generally higher in patients with incomplete versus complete SCI and in patients with upper versus lower motor neuron lesions. Nevertheless, a substantial proportion of patients with complete lesions, regardless of level or lower motor neuron lesions, also benefited from sildenafil. Sildenafil was well tolerated. Incidence rates and types of adverse events that occurred in these studies were similar to those published previously. Symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia were not reported in any study. Existing evidence suggests that oral sildenafil is a highly effective and well-tolerated treatment for ED associated with SCI.
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- Fadel Derry
- National Spinal Injuries Center, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
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Stiens SA, Kirshblum SC, Groah SL, McKinley WO, Gittler MS. Spinal cord injury medicine. 4. Optimal participation in life after spinal cord injury: physical, psychosocial, and economic reintegration into the environment. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83:S72-81, S90-8. [PMID: 11973700 DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.32178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED This learner-directed module on spinal cord injury (SCI) presents a variety of perspectives of the process of personal and environmental adaptation for reintegration. Adaptation is unique to each person and does not predictably follow stages. Models used for understanding the process include biopsychosocial, ICIDH-2 (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health), and sector divisions of the environment. Home modification requires home (intermediate environment) evaluation and sociospatial behavioral mapping for planning and appropriation of remodeling in proportion to functional need and use. Options for access to the natural environment include specialized wheelchairs, climbing rigging, kayaks, and sail boats. Sports participation with adaptations is expanding and includes a larger variety of organizations and leagues. Economic needs are effectively anticipated with development of a life care plan. Procreative options to overcome infertility after SCI include vibratory stimulation for ejaculation, intravaginal insemination, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Approaches to requests for withdrawal of life-sustaining care include depression screening, pain evaluation, and assistance in accomplishment of person centered goals. Overall, community reintegration after SCI is continually improving because of better acceptance, accessibility, and technology for building adaptations. OVERALL ARTICLE OBJECTIVES (a) To review models and theories of medical intervention and disablement and (b) to demonstrate their application in rehabilitation practice by designing unique treatment plans that meet patient person-centered goals.
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- Steven A Stiens
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, SCI Unit VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Burns AS, Rivas DA, Ditunno JF. The management of neurogenic bladder and sexual dysfunction after spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001; 26:S129-36. [PMID: 11805620 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200112151-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Review article. OBJECTIVES To review the medical literature and comprehensively discuss the management of bladder and sexual dysfunction after spinal cord injury. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The physiologic alterations that accompany spinal cord injury can lead to significant bladder and sexual dysfunction. Fertility in men is also diminished. Without appropriate intervention, the above conditions can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS Structured review of published reports obtained through a MED-LINE search and texts. RESULTS/CONCLUSION With appropriate surveillance and management, morbidity and mortality from neurogenic bladder dysfunction can be successfully prevented. Current treatment interventions also facilitate the restoration of sexual function and fertility after spinal cord injury.
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- A S Burns
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 132 South 10th Street, 375 Main Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Activity-dependent plasticity occurs in the spinal cord throughout life. Driven by input from the periphery and the brain, this plasticity plays an important role in the acquisition and maintenance of motor skills and in the effects of spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. The responses of the isolated spinal cord to sensory input display sensitization, long-term potentiation, and related phenomena that contribute to chronic pain syndromes; they can also be modified by both classical and operant conditioning protocols. In animals with transected spinal cords and in humans with spinal cord injuries, treadmill training gradually modifies the spinal cord so as to improve performance. These adaptations by the isolated spinal cord are specific to the training regimen and underlie new approaches to restoring function after spinal cord injury. Descending inputs from the brain that occur during normal development, as a result of supraspinal trauma, and during skill acquisition change the spinal cord. The early development of adult spinal cord reflex patterns is driven by descending activity; disorders that disrupt descending activity later in life gradually change spinal cord reflexes. Athletic training, such as that undertaken by ballet dancers, is associated with gradual alterations in spinal reflexes that appear to contribute to skill acquisition. Operant conditioning protocols in animals and humans can produce comparable reflex changes and are associated with functional and structural plasticity in the spinal cord, including changes in motoneuron firing threshold and axonal conduction velocity, and in synaptic terminals on motoneurons. The corticospinal tract has a key role in producing this plasticity. Behavioral changes produced by practice or injury reflect the combination of plasticity at multiple spinal cord and supraspinal sites. Plasticity at multiple sites is both necessary-to insure continued performance of previously acquired behaviors-and inevitable-due to the ubiquity of the capacity for activity-dependent plasticity in the central nervous system. Appropriate induction and guidance of activity-dependent plasticity in the spinal cord is an essential component of new therapeutic approaches aimed at maximizing function after spinal cord injury or restoring function to a newly regenerated spinal cord. Because plasticity in the spinal cord contributes to skill acquisition and because the spinal cord is relatively simple and accessible, this plasticity is a logical and practical starting point for studying the acquisition and maintenance of skilled behaviors.
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- J R Wolpaw
- Laboratory of Nervous System Disorders, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health and State University of New York, Albany, New York 12201-0509, USA.
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STUDY DESIGN Review of literature. OBJECTIVE To review the physical aspects related to penile erection, ejaculatory dysfunction, semen characteristics, and techniques for enhancement of fertility in spinal cord lesioned (SCL) men. SETTING Worldwide: individuals with traumatic as well as non-traumatic SCL. RESULTS Recommendations for management of erectile dysfunction in SCL men: If it is possible to obtain a satisfactory erection but of insufficient duration, then try to use a venous constrictor band to find out if this is sufficient to maintain the erection. Otherwise we recommend Sildenafil. If Sildenafil is not satisfactory then use intracavernous injection with prostaglandin E(1) (some SCL men may prefer cutaneous or intraurethral application). We discourage the implantation of penile prosthesis for the sole purpose of erection. Recommendations for management of ejaculatory dysfunction in SCL men: Penile vibratory stimulation (PVS) to induce ejaculation is recommended as first treatment choice. If PVS fails, SCL men should be referred for electroejaculation (EEJ). Semen characteristics: Impaired semen profiles with low motility rates are seen in the majority of SCL men. Recently reported data gives evidence of a decline in spermatogenesis and motility of ejaculated spermatozoa shortly after (few weeks) an acute SCL. It is suggested that some factors in the seminal plasma and/or disordered storage of spermatozoa in the seminal vesicles are mainly responsible for the impaired semen profiles in men with chronic SCL. Fertility: Home insemination with semen obtained by PVS and introduced intravaginally in order to achieve successful pregnancies may be an option for some SCL men and their partners. The majority of SCL men will further enhance their fertility potential when using either PVS or EEJ combined with assisted reproduction techniques such as intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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- F Biering-Sørensen
- Clinic for Para- and Tetraplegia, Department TH, The Neuroscience Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Havnevej 25, DK-3100 Hornbaek, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Neurologic erectile dysfunction presents a diagnostic and treatment challenge to the internist and urologist. Multiple chronic disease modalities and traumatic etiologies exist. Education regarding these conditions and a detailed and thorough history and office work-up are the best resources for the clinician. Treatment can follow the model of proceeding from the least to most invasive procedure (process of care), taking into account patient and partner satisfaction. Because the psychology of grief and loss may enter into treatment of some neurologic conditions (e.g., erectile dysfunction after radical retropubic prostatectomy, spinal cord injury, or chronic diseases), a whole-patient approach encompassing psychotherapy is warranted.
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- A Nehra
- Department of Urology, Mayo Medical School, and Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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Gillis TA, Cheville AL, Worsowicz GM. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and cancer rehabilitation. 4. Oncologic rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9993(01)80042-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lebib Ben Achour S, Laffont I, Boyer F, Boiteau F, Dizien O. [Intracavernous injections in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injured patients: experience with 36 patients]. ANNALES DE READAPTATION ET DE MEDECINE PHYSIQUE : REVUE SCIENTIFIQUE DE LA SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE REEDUCATION FONCTIONNELLE DE READAPTATION ET DE MEDECINE PHYSIQUE 2001; 44:35-40. [PMID: 11587653 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-6054(00)00061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To confirm the efficiency of intracavernous injections in the treatment of erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injured (SCI) patients and to determine the mean necessary dose to obtain functional erection. MATERIALS This prospective study concerns 36 spinal cord injured men. None of them had erectile dysfunction before the neurologic impairement. Sixty four intracavernous injections were performed. METHOD The first injection was done with the usually recommended starting dose. The injections were then repeated with increasing dosage to archive a rigid erection. The erection was evaluated with Schramek grading. A grade 4 or 5 erection was considered as functional. RESULTS Nine tetraplegics and 27 paraplegics were included. Twenty two were grade A in ASIA classification. The mean age was 31 years. Twenty for patients had a level above T10, 11 between T11 and L2, one below L2. Twenty seven patients obtained an erection of grade 4 or 5. Alprostadil was used 51 times, moxisylite nine times and papaverine four times. The average dose necessary to obtain a grade 4 or 5 functional erection adequate for coitus was 12.3 +/- 4.8 microgram with alprostadil and 14 +/- 5.4 mg with moxisylite. No side effects were noted. The nine left patients did not archive satisfying erection during this study. No clinical differences were noted in this population, compared with the 27 other patients. CONCLUSION The findings confirm the efficiency of intracavernous injections in the management of erectile dysfunction in SCI. The average doses required to obtain a functional erection was 12.3 (+/- 4.8) microgram with alprostadil and 14 (+/- 5.4) mg with moxisylyte.
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- S Lebib Ben Achour
- Unité de médecine physique et de réadaptation, hôpital Raymond-Poincaré, 104, boulevard Raymond-Poincaré, 92380, Garches, France
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BACKGROUND Since its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration in March 1998, sildenafil citrate has been used by millions of men for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Recent studies and consensus reports have expanded our understanding of its efficacy, safety, contraindications, and drug interactions. OBJECTIVE This paper reviews recent studies of the efficacy of sildenafil, its adverse effects and drug interactions, and socioeconomic factors involved in its use, with a focus on specific patient populations (prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, spinal cord injuries, neurologic disorders). METHODS Clinical studies, case reports, and commentaries and editorials concerning sildenafil published in the international literature between January 1999 and August 2000 were identified through searches of MEDLINE, PREMEDLINE, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, using the terms sildenafil, Viagra, and erectile dysfunction. RESULTS Sildenafil has demonstrated effectiveness in men with erectile dysfunction associated with prostatectomy, radiation therapy, diabetes mellitus, certain neurologic disorders, and drug therapy (eg, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs]). It has not been as effective in women with sexual dysfunction, with the exception of SSRI-associated sexual dysfunction. Some disorders unrelated to sexual dysfunction (eg, esophageal motility dysfunction) may also respond to sildenafil. In the general population, sildenafil is considered to have an acceptable tolerability profile; however, patients with moderate to severe cardiovascular disease or those taking nitrate therapy are at increased risk for potentially serious cardiovascular adverse effects with sildenafil therapy. In addition, patients taking drugs that inhibit the cytochrome P450 3A4 isozyme, which metabolizes sildenafil, may experience increased drug concentrations and possible toxicity from normal doses of sildenafil. CONCLUSIONS Sildenafil is an effective first-line therapy for erectile dysfunction in men. The decision to prescribe this agent should include such considerations as the cost-risk-benefit balance, patient access, drug distribution pathways, and prescription drug coverage.
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- E G Boyce
- Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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