Evidence-based Medicine Center, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
Department of Health Policy Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ann Med. 2023;55(2):2258902. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2258902. Epub 2023 Sep 21.
We conducted this umbrella review to review the current evidence on the relationship between COVID-19 and sexual health in both men and women.
We conducted searches in Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane dataset for meta-analyses that met our pre-set inclusion criteria. We included studies with detailed information investigating the link between COVID-19 and sexual health in men/women. We did not limit the language.
The results of the included studies frequently relied on the Female Sexual Function Index to assess sexual health in women. For men, the International Index of Male Function and hospital diagnoses were commonly used to assess sexual health. Currently, there is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of COVID-19 on sexual health. However, since most studies were observational in nature, additional study designs are necessary to draw definitive conclusions across different contexts.
Our findings highlight the importance of sexual health among COVID-19 patients and people affected due to COVID-19. Further critical studies should investigate the mechanism underlying the association between COVID-19 and sexual health.
我们进行了这项伞式综述,以回顾 COVID-19 与男性和女性性健康之间关系的现有证据。
我们在 Pubmed、Embase 和 Cochrane 数据集进行了检索,以寻找符合我们预设纳入标准的荟萃分析。我们纳入了详细调查 COVID-19 与男性/女性性健康之间联系的研究。我们没有限制语言。
纳入研究的结果经常依赖女性性功能指数来评估女性的性健康。对于男性,国际男性功能指数和医院诊断通常用于评估性健康。目前,关于 COVID-19 对性健康的影响存在相互矛盾的证据。然而,由于大多数研究本质上是观察性的,因此需要其他研究设计来在不同背景下得出明确的结论。
我们的发现强调了 COVID-19 患者和因 COVID-19 而受影响的人群的性健康的重要性。进一步的关键研究应调查 COVID-19 与性健康之间关联的潜在机制。