Erectile and sexual dysfunction in male and female patients with celiac disease: A cross-sectional observational study.
Lorenzo RomanoRaffaele PellegrinoCarmine SciorioBiagio BaroneAntonietta Gerarda GravinaAntonio SantonastasoCaterina MucherinoSilvia AstrettoLuigi NapolitanoAchille AvetaSavio Domenico PandolfoDavide LoizzoFrancesco Del GiudiceMatteo FerroCiro ImbimboMarco RomanoFelice CrocettoPublished in: Andrology (2022)
A significant proportion of celiac disease patients present sexual dysfunction. Early age at diagnosis and high body mass index seem to predict sexual dysfunction in this clinical setting. Assessment of sexual function should be part of the initial evaluation of celiac disease patients in order to establish a prompt diagnosis and early treatment.