Martins Ehizode Emuze1 Author

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Erectile dysfunction among Nigerian men with diabetes: a systematic review

Author(s):

Taoreed  Adegoke Azeez^1*, Sheriff Olawale Ogunlayi¹, Martins Ehizode Emuze¹, Emmanuel Chinedu Eguzozie¹.

 

Background

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder with multiple microvascular and macrovascular complications. Some of the complications of diabetes such as erectile dysfunction is a result of an interplay of both microvascular and macrovascular complications. Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or sustain erection adequate for satisfactory sexual activity. Erectile dysfunction is relatively common in men with diabetes yet there is paucity of information on erectile dysfunction among Nigerian men with diabetes.

Methods

Twelve studies on erectile dysfunction in Nigerian men with diabetes with a total sample size of 1777 fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were recruited into the systematic review. The International... view more»

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