Does rheumatoid arthritis cause erectile dysfunction? [hjJijmQzDyS]

Does rheumatoid arthritis cause erectile dysfunction? [hjJijmQzDyS]

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Charles Chante, MD writing in the Phillipine Star reported on a Taiwanese study. Men with rheumatoid arthritis had a two-thirds greater risk of developing erectile dysfunction than men without the disease in the first study to show such an association. The odds ratio for prior rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) was 1.67 that of controls, after adjusting for the possible confounding effects of monthly income, geographical location, urbanization level, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and alcohol abuse/ alcohol dependence syndrome. Comment: Another systemic effect of rheumatoid arthritis.