Association of redundant foreskin with sexual dysfunction:a cross-sectional study from 5700 participants  

作　　者：Yuan-Qi Zhao Nian Li Xiao-Hua Jiang Yang-Yang Wan Bo Xu Xue-Chun Hu Yi-Fu Hou Ji-Yan Li Shun Bai 

机构地区：[1]Wannan Medical College,Wuhu 241002,China [2]Center for Reproduction and Genetics,The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC,Division of Life Sciences and Medicine,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230001,China [3]Department of Urology,Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine Hainan Hospital,Haikou 570203,China [4]Department of Urology,The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC,Division of Life Sciences and Medicine,University of Science and Technology ofChina,Hefei 230001,China [5]Center for Reproductive Medicine,Lu’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Lu’an 237005,China [6]Center for Reproductive Medicine,Jingdezhen Maternal and Child Health Hospital,Jingdezhen 333000,China

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Andrology》2025年第1期90-95,共6页亚洲男性学杂志(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81901543 and No.81971333);the Key Research and Development Project of Anhui Province(2022e07020014);the Joint Fund for Medical Artificial Intelligence(MAI2022Q010).

摘　　要：A previous study showed that the length of the foreskin plays a role in the risk of sexually transmitted infections and chronic prostatitis,which can lead to poor quality of sexual life.Here,the association between foreskin length and sexual dysfunction was evaluated.A total of 5700 participants were recruited from the andrology clinic at The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China(Hefei,China).Clinical characteristics,including foreskin length,were collected,and sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function-5(IIEF-5)and Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool(PEDT)questionnaires.Men with sexual dysfunction were more likely to have redundant foreskin than men without sexual dysfunction.Among the 2721 erectile dysfunction(ED)patients and 1064 premature ejaculation(PE)patients,301(11.1%)ED patients and 135(12.7%)PE patients had redundant foreskin,respectively.Men in the PE group were more likely to have redundant foreskin than men in the non-PE group(P=0.004).Logistic regression analyses revealed that the presence of redundant foreskin was associated with increased odds of moderate/severe ED(adjusted odds ratio[aOR]=1.31,adjusted P=0.04),moderate PE(aOR=1.38,adjusted P=0.02),and probable PE(aOR=1.37,adjusted P=0.03)after adjusting for confounding variables.Our study revealed a positive correlation between the presence of redundant foreskin and the risk of sexual dysfunction,especially in PE patients.Assessment of the length of the foreskin during routine clinical diagnosis may provide information for patients with sexual dysfunction.

关 键 词：erectile dysfunction FORESKIN premature ejaculation 

分 类 号：R698[医药卫生—泌尿科学]