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Li K, Liang S, Shi Y, et al. The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health. Sex Med. 2021;9(4):100386doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386.
Li, K., Liang, S., Shi, Y., Zhou, Y., Xie, L., Feng, J., Chen, Z., Li, Q., & Gan, Z. (2021). The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health. Sexual medicine, 9(4), 100386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386
Li, Kanglai, et al. "The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health." Sexual medicine vol. 9,4 (2021): 100386. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386
Li K, Liang S, Shi Y, Zhou Y, Xie L, Feng J, Chen Z, Li Q, Gan Z. The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health. Sex Med. 2021 Aug;9(4):100386. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386. Epub 2021 Jul 14. PMID: 34273785; PMCID: PMC8360929.
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Sex Med. 2021 Aug;9(4):100386. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health.

Sexual medicine

Kanglai Li, Shangyan Liang, Yuyan Shi, Ying Zhou, Liping Xie, Jiali Feng, Zhongcheng Chen, Qingling Li, Zhaoyu Gan

Affiliations

  1. Department of Prevention and Healthcare Office, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  2. Department of VIP Medical Service Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
  4. Department of VIP Medical Service Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
  5. Department of Psychiatry, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34273785 PMCID: PMC8360929 DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100386

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) has been reported to be associated with sexual function and general psychological health respectively, however, no one has ever examined their mutual relationships in a single study.

AIM: The aim of the present study was to find out whether DHEAS, general psychological health, and erectile function were all associated with each other.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 34 patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) and 32 healthy controls (HC). The levels of serum DHEAS were assessed by chemiluminescence method. Erectile function and general psychological health were measured by International Index for Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) and General Health Questionnaire 20(GHQ-20) respectively.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The primary outcome measure of this study was the mutual correlations of serum DHEAS levels, general psychological health and erectile function.

RESULTS: Compared to HC, patients with ED had a significant lower serum levels of DHEAS (6.43 ± 2.70 μmol/L vs 9.48 ± 2.82 μmol/L, P < .001) and higher scores on GHQ-20 (35.06 ± 8.56 vs 24.97 ± 2.55, P < .001). Multivariate binary logistic regression showed that both serum levels of DHEAS (OR = 0.667, 95% CI = 0.512-0.869, P = .003) and psychological distress (scores of GHQ-20 > 28) (OR = 6.921, 95% CI = 1.821-26.305, P = .005) were significantly associated with ED. However, no significant association between psychological distress and serum levels of DHEAS was found (OR = 0.798, 95% CI = 0.623-1.021, P = .072) after controlling for ED. Partial correlation analysis revealed that both scores of GHQ-20 (r = -0.595, P < .001) and DHEAS (r = 0.450, P < .001) were significantly correlated with scores of IIEF-5, while no significant relationship was found between scores of GHQ-20 and DHEAS (r = 0.116, P = .363) after controlling for scores of IIEF-5 and age.

CONCLUSION: Both serum levels of DHEAS and general psychological health are significantly associated with erectile dysfunction in sexually active adult men but the relationship between general psychological health and erectile function seems to be independent of DHEAS. Li K, Liang S, Shi Y, et al. The Relationships of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Erectile Function and General Psychological Health. Sex Med 2021;9:100386.

Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate; Erectile Function; General Health Questionnaire 20; General Psychological Health

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