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Published on: December 6, 2016
[Treatment for erectile dysfunction patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome by nasal continual positive airway
Fenglei Li1, Qiang Feng, Xiaoping Zhang
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Liwan Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510170, China. Lee-Fenglei@sohu.com
Objective:
To investigate the influence of nasal continual positive airway pressure (nCPAP) on the erectile function of erectile dysfunction (ED) patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAS).
Methods:
Twenty-seven patients with ED and OSAS were randomly divided into treatment (n = 15) and control (n = 12) groups, the former treated by nCPAP from 22:00 to 6:00 per night for 1 month. And the apnea-hypopnea index(AHI), the lowest oxygen saturation (SaO2) and IIEF were compared before and after treatment.
Results:
AHI, the lowest SaO2, erectile function and IIEF showed no significant difference before treatment in the two groups, but displayed a significant improvement after treatment in the treated group compared with the control (P > 0.05), in which no significant changes were observed before and after treatment (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
nCPAP therapy can improve the erectile function of ED patients with OSAS.
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