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Can Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome be Associated with Urinary Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction

Soner Coban, Haydar Kamil Cam, Ege Gulec Balbay, Ali Tekin, Balbay Oner, Muhammet Ali Kayikci.




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We planned to investigate the association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) and two common urological problems, namely Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) and Erectile Dysfunction (ED). An overnight polysomnograph test was performed for male patients over the age of 50 who presented to Düzce University Medical Faculty, Department of Chest Diseases with symptoms of OSAS. A total of 11 patients with moderate OSAS whose Apnea-Hypopnea index (AHI) was 15-30 and 18 patients with severe OSAS whose AHI was >30 were included in the study as the first group. The 21 OSAS negative patients with AHI 0.05). However, there was a statistically significant difference between the groups for nocturia episodes and IIEF scores (p

Key words: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, lower urinary tract symptoms, erectile dysfunction, nocturia






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