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Erectile dysfunction

Lifestyle modifications

NUTRITION

  • Improve quality of diet (1)

  • A mediterranean diet or a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grain, legumes, walnuts and olive oil is associated with improved erectile dysfunction (3)

  • A high consumption of alcohol increases the risk of erectile dysfunction (4)


PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

  • Increase physical activity (1)

  • Physical activity is inversely associated with ED (2)


SMOKING

  • Smoking increases the risk of erectile dysfunction, while smoking cessation may improve erectile dysfunction (5)


STRESS & MENTAL HEALTH

  • For psychogenic erectile dysfunction adress psychological stressors (1)


WEIGHT

  • Weight reduction if obese (1)

  • Obesity worsen sexual function and weight loss if obese improves sexual function (2)

References

Resources

Evidence Pyramid

EXPLANATION TO EVIDENCE PRESENTATION

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Evidence based on guidelines and evidence based Clinical Decision Systems is written in BOLD

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Evidence based on meta analysis or systematic reviews is written in BOLD and CURSIVE

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Evidence based on randomized controlled trials is written in plain font

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Evidence based on observational / cohort studies is written in CURSIVE

Figure: Evidence pyramid

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