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You may want to read this interesting recent presentation at a conference:
Parathyroidectomy in men with primary hyperparathyroidism may be associated with resolution of erectile dysfunction among those who report this condition preoperatively, a small pilot study suggests.
The association between parathyroidectomy and the resolution of erectile dysfunction has not been formally studied before but has been noted anecdotally, Jenny Y Yoo, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said during her presentation at the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) 2015 Annual Meeting.
"Our intent in this pilot study was to ask a question not previously investigated and to prompt further interest in this potential relationship," Dr Yoo said.
Asked to comment, Cord Sturgeon, MD, associate professor of surgery at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, told Medscape Medical News, "It's uninvestigated. It's not something that appears in the textbooks as a resolvable symptom associated with hyperparathyroidism. So, it's exciting that we're seeing for the first time some data in that arena. What it calls for is a more focused evaluation of these symptoms that are not really spoken about, that we as physicians don't understand."
However he cautioned that the data — based on self-report of symptoms and medication use — are preliminary. "When you see data like this…it makes you think we'd better study this in a prospective way with validated tools.…But I think this is something that could be important."
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/845134?src=wnl_edit_tpal
