A Prospective Analysis of the Relationship Between Sexual Dysfunction and Allergic Rhinitis in Men

The Relationship between Allergic Disease and Sexual Dysfunction: A Scoping Review

“…After administering intranasal corticosteroids, the IIEF score rose to 51.0 ± 6.7, which was a significant progress. The pretreatment IIEF-5 score was also apparently lower than those of the control group in Cakan’s study [36]; local steroids and antihistamines showed their magnificent effect on the increased IIEF score as well. The pretreatment FSFI and IIEF scores were 72.13 ± 12.09 and 53.88 ± 13.87, respectively, which differed statistically from 78.3 ± 8.43 and 67.05 ± 6.04 recorded by the controls in Kirmaz’s study [33]; moreover, both overall sexual function scores surged significantly after the treatment.…”

“…The study by Mohammad et al [34] demonstrated that mean sexual function score was rated lower in patients with allergic rhinitis. Another three studies [33, 35, 36] examined the effect of allergic rhinitis therapy on sexual function, which was presented as the improvement of FSFI or IIEF. The significantly worse overall mean IIEF score was observed in allergic patients when compared with healthy men (49.8 ± 9.5 vs. 56.6 ± 9.8) [35].…”

“…In terms of allergic rhinitis and SD, Mohammad’s project [34] reported lower mean sexual function scores in patients with allergic rhinitis. Additionally, three studies [33, 35, 36] examining the effect of treating allergic rhinitis on sexual function demonstrated additional advantages of local corticosteroids spray and antihistamines in improving sexual function scores remarkably. With regard to urticaria and SD, two studies [37, 38] found lower sexual function scores in patients with CSU compared to those of healthy controls.…”

“…• There were no significant differences in the overall FSFI scoring at baseline between women with allergic rhinitis and the controls articles were identified as studies of retrospective or prospective cohorts. There are six articles [27][28][29][30][31][32] delving into the correlation between asthma and sexual malfunction:, 4 studies [33][34][35][36] investigating the relationship between rhinitis and sexual disorder and 2 studies [37,38] reporting the impact of urticaria and atopic dermatitis on SD.…”

“…Sample sizes of selected articles ranged from dozens to nearly 300 patients [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]. All of the recruited studies focused on the influences of impaired sexual function brought by allergic diseases.…”