Erectile dysfunction and obesity

Ametov A.S.; Stel'makh M.V.

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Abstract:

The review considers the relationship between obesity and erectile dysfunction (ED). Obesity is associated with the high prevalence of ED; however, the pathophysiological link between these conditions has yet to be adequately investigated. Visceral obesity leads to the enhanced activity of inflammatory responses and, thus, endothelial dysfunction and decreased plasma testosterone levels, which favors the development of hypogonadism and increases the risk of vascular diseases. Endothelial dysfunction and androgen deficiency in turn give rise to ED.

Keywords:

erectile dysfunction

obesity

testosterone

hypogonadism

Authors:

Ametov A.S.

Federal'noe agentstvo po zdravookhraneniiu i sotsial'nomu razvitiiu;
GOU DPO Rossiĭskaia meditsinskaia akademiia poslediplomnogo obrazovaniia, Moskva

Stel'makh M.V.

Kafedra éndokrinologii i diabetologii RMAPO, Moskva

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