Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Opioid analgesia impairs gonadal function in men and women, but the correlation with symptoms and hormonal measurements of hypogonadism is not well established.

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Main Authors: Dana Wong, Dan Gray, Mark Simmonds, Saifee Rashiq, Igor Sobolev, Donald W Morrish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/807123
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spelling doaj-art-2aa7797e8239496f9388e91bdd092e382025-08-20T03:54:42ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652011-01-0116531131610.1155/2011/807123Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual DysfunctionDana Wong0Dan Gray1Mark Simmonds2Saifee Rashiq3Igor Sobolev4Donald W Morrish5Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Opioid analgesia impairs gonadal function in men and women, but the correlation with symptoms and hormonal measurements of hypogonadism is not well established.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/807123
spellingShingle Dana Wong
Dan Gray
Mark Simmonds
Saifee Rashiq
Igor Sobolev
Donald W Morrish
Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
Pain Research and Management
title Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
title_full Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
title_fullStr Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
title_full_unstemmed Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
title_short Opioid Analgesics Suppress Male Gonadal Function, but Opioid Use in Men and Women Does Not Correlate with Symptoms of Sexual Dysfunction
title_sort opioid analgesics suppress male gonadal function but opioid use in men and women does not correlate with symptoms of sexual dysfunction
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/807123
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