Relationships between Erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

• Main Authors: Hüseyin Güni̇zi̇, Suat Avcı, Arif Kol, Berna Devrim Yağbasan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2019-08-01
• Series: Acta Medica Alanya
• Subjects: obstruktif uyku apnesi; erektil disfonksiyon; i̇lişki; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; erectile dysfunction; relationships
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/medalanya/issue/48174/504233?publisher=alku

Aim: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is one of the common sleep disorders.  Chronic intermittent hypoxia due to partial or complete obstruction of the upper airways during sleep causes systemic effects. In our study, we aimed to determine the frequency of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in patients with OSAS. Methods: Our study included 68 patients between October 2013 and December 2015 which the patient was admitted to the ENT outpatient clinic in our hospital with a complaint of snoring and diagnosed as OSAS by polysomnography. IIEF-15 (international index erectile dysfunction-15) questionnaire forms were completed to investigate the presence of ED. Results: The age of 68 male patients in the study are between 25 and 81 years, with a mean age of 44.75 ± 10.654. The lowest and highest AHI values were 5.1 and 82.4, respectively and average 25.750 ± 23.226 (Table 1). 67.6% of patients participating in the study had ED by according to the IIEF-15 survey.  Conclusion: ED is an important complication of OSAS which is an important health problem for male patients. ED should be questioned in patients with OSAS.