Erectile dysfunction in sleep apnea and response to CPAP

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Abstract
This study assessed characteristics of sexual dysfinction in sleep apnea and the eficacy of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Twenty-two men with sleq apnea syndrome and also sexual dysfunction served as subjects in this study. Tests included physical, psychological, neurological, and penile vascular examinations, along with polysomnography, nocturnal penile tumescence (m), and penile rigidity. All patients clinically had a history of sonoring and dafficulty getting and maintaining erections. Results indicate that erectile dysfunction an patients with sleep apnea could be related to patient's age and chronic cerebral hypoxia due to apnea. Treatment with WAP relieved erectile dysfunction in one-third of these patients.