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“Mask up to keep it up”: Preliminary evidence of the association between erectile dysfunction and COVID‐19

A. Sansone,D. Mollaioli,4 Authors,E. Jannini

2021 · DOI: 10.1111/andr.13003
Andrology · 91 Citations

TLDR

Erectile dysfunction, as the hallmark of endothelial dysfunction, could be a short‐ or long‐term complication of COVID‐19, and being a clinical marker and predictor of non‐communicable chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular, subjects with ED could potentially have a higher risk of contracting CO VID‐19.

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction (ED), as the hallmark of endothelial dysfunction, could be a short‐ or long‐term complication of COVID‐19. Additionally, being ED a clinical marker and predictor of non‐communicable chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular, subjects with ED could potentially have a higher risk of contracting COVID‐19.