The Correlation Between Assisted Reproductive Technology and Male Erectile Dysfunction.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
- Enrollment
- 734
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Changes in International index of erectile function score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Men participating in assisted reproductive technology treatments will be recruited to a study involving filling erectile function questionnaires throughout fertility treatments, pregnancy and up to 1 year after birth.
Detailed Description
Men participating in fertility will be recruited to a study involving filling erectile function questionnaires throughout fertility treatments, pregnancy and up to 1 year after birth. In addition, participants will be questioned regarding marital life, sexual intercourse frequency, medical history and treatments for erectile dysfunction in relevant cases. Thes control group will be comprised of male subjects who did not require fertility treatments to conceive.
Investigators
ROY LAUTERBACH MD
Principal Investigator
Rambam Health Care Campus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participation in fertility treatments.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Changes in International index of erectile function score
Time Frame: From recruitment up to 3 years.
Changes in International index of erectile function score with a possible score ranging from 0 to 75. The higher the score, the better erectile function is.
Secondary Outcomes
- Sexual intercourse rate.(From recruitment up to 3 years.)
- Use of phospho-di-esterase 5 inhibitors(From recruitment up to 3 years.)