ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Neuroendocrine Science
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1615402
This article is part of the Research TopicThe Foundational Components and Elements of Plant Foods for Neurological Nutrition and Well-beingView all 10 articles
Age-related differences of serum total testosterone and psychological factors in patients with erectile dysfunction Authors
Provisionally accepted
- 1Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- 2Hai’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nantong, China
- 3Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Objective: This study aimed to explore the differences of the psychological states and total testosterone (TT) in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) across various age groups.
Methods: The SCL-90 was used to evaluate the psychological condition of patients while IIEF-5 was applied to estimate the severity of ED. The serum TT level of patients was also measured. ED patients were divided into three groups (group A: 20-30 years old; group B: 31-40 years old; group C: 41-50 years old). In addition, patients in each group were divided into three groups including mild group (12
Keywords: Erectile Dysfunction, age, Psychological factors, Anxiety, Depression, Testosterone
Received: 21 Apr 2025; Accepted: 16 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Lu, Huang, Liu, Xu, Chen and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jianhuai Chen, jianhuaichen@126.com
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