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This study examined connections between bioelements like Zn, Cu, and Mn in serum and bone tissue and hormone concentrations in men with and without erectile dysfunction, highlighting potential relationships that may help explain ED's etiology.

This review discusses the role of mental healthcare in managing sexual side effects of prostate cancer radiotherapy and highlights the importance of patient education and psychological support for improved quality of life.

In this study of infertile Indonesian women with PCOS, researchers found no correlation between hirsutism, body measurements, and sexual dysfunction scores, but noted that hirsutism may be linked to higher anxiety levels.

In this study, women with androgenetic alopecia underwent stem cell treatment, which led to significant improvements in sexual arousal and satisfaction, psychological health, and environmental quality of life, but not in physical health or social relationships after six months.

This review discusses the psychiatric approach to treating alopecia patients and highlights the interplay between psychological factors and hair disorders, but reports no new research results.

Finasteride, a hair loss drug, can cause sexual side effects like erectile dysfunction in 2.1%-3.8% of users, but these usually go away with time or if the drug is stopped. Despite this, its impact on sexual function is minimal for most men.

This study found that men with persistent sexual side effects after using finasteride for androgenetic alopecia had higher androgen receptor expression in certain tissues compared to those who never used the drug.

This review found that both finasteride and dutasteride are effective for treating hair loss in men with androgenetic alopecia, with dutasteride showing higher efficacy, but noted unclear clinical significance regarding potential negative impacts on reproduction, including possible sexual dysfunction and effects on spermatogenesis.

This article discusses the challenges in diagnosing female androgen insufficiency syndrome due to unreliable testosterone measurement methods but notes symptom improvement with testosterone therapy, emphasizing the need for women-specific formulations and safety guidelines.

This study found that hidradenitis suppurativa significantly impacts patients' sexuality, with many experiencing fear of rejection, perceived unattractiveness, and negative effects on relationships and sexual activity.

This qualitative study revealed that women with PCOS often see themselves as less feminine, affected by symptoms like excess hair and irregular menstruation, which challenged their gender roles.

This source reports that testosterone therapy may mildly improve sexual desire in women with sexual dysfunction but lacks long-term safety data and cannot be widely recommended, as no formulations are approved for women in most countries.

This study suggests that gendered social factors, in addition to biological differences, contribute significantly to sex disparities in adverse drug event reports, with patient and event type influencing observed differences.

This paper describes the development of diagnostic criteria for several enduring sexual dysfunction conditions following the use of certain medications, highlighting common sexual and non-sexual symptoms.

This review discusses sexual dysfunction as a potential side effect of drugs for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes the need for methodologically robust studies.

This study found that alcoholic extracts of Blumea eriantha DC exhibited significant hair growth activity, primarily attributed to the phytoconstituent Dimethyl sulfone.

This meta-analysis found a significantly higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in women with PCOS compared to a control group, with 42.11% versus 13.62% according to the BDI assessment, highlighting the need for psychiatric evaluation and support for women with this syndrome.

This chapter reviews the complex relationship between PCOS and sexual dysfunction, highlighting its fundamental role as a biopsychosocial manifestation rather than a secondary complication, and calls for comprehensive, patient-centered care; it reports no new clinical results.

This review discusses the off-label use of SSRIs to manage inappropriate sexual behavior in elderly dementia patients and highlights the unclear risk of post-SSRI sexual dysfunction, noting a need for high-quality clinical trials.

This review reported that Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) significantly improved symptoms like vasomotor disturbances, psychological well-being, and sleep quality in perimenopausal women and was well tolerated, with largely mild side effects in examined trials.

In this review, the researchers highlighted the prevalent symptoms in cirrhosis patients, including pain, muscle cramps, sleep disturbances, and mental health issues, and emphasized the need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach for symptom management to improve quality of life.

This study suggests that post-finasteride syndrome and post-SSRI sexual dysfunction share potential etiopathogenetic mechanisms involving brain modulators, neurotransmitters, and gut microbiota, although more research is needed to understand these conditions fully.

This review utilizes clinical vignettes to detail various pain syndromes associated with multiple sclerosis, including their pathophysiology and management strategies, highlighting conditions like central neuropathic pain, Lhermitte's phenomenon, and trigeminal neuralgia as they relate to different lesion types.

This review discusses the impact of medical and surgical treatments for LUTS/BPH on ejaculatory function, highlighting that most treatments negatively affect it, except for some minimally invasive surgical therapies and specific medical therapies.

This study found that in male rats, chronic finasteride treatment reduced allopregnanolone levels, which, upon drug withdrawal, correlated with increased pro-inflammatory cytokines and altered neurotransmitter levels.

This study found that certain endocrine factors, influenced by smoking, birth order, and frequency of orgasms, may play an important role in the development of male breast cancer.

This case report details a postmenopausal woman with increased libido, hirsutism, and spontaneous orgasms, noting elevated testosterone levels and enlarged ovaries.

This study reports that simultaneous cystoscopy, electroejaculation, transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts, and seminal vesiculography were safe and effective in diagnosing and treating concurrent hematospermia and anorgasmia.

This article reviews the management of excessive pre-ejaculate, highlighting case reports where 5-α-reductase inhibitors, such as finasteride and dutasteride, led to symptom resolution in patients reporting distress due to this condition.

This review details the prevalence and management of ejaculatory disorders in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia-related urinary symptoms and highlights the importance of preserving peri-montanal tissue during treatment to maintain antegrade ejaculation.