Scientific Information on Sexual Function
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Summary of Sexual Function
Scientific Information on Sexual Function
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Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials |
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Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled |
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Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies |
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Uncontrolled or observational studies only |
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Level of Evidence
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The amount of high quality evidence. The more
evidence, the more we can trust the results.
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Supplement |
Magnitude of effect
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The direction and size of the supplement's impact on
each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
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Consistency of research results
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Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or
VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
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Minor
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Very High See all 3 studies |
An improvement in SSRI induced sexual dysfunction has been noted with Maca supplementation
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Minor
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Moderate See all 3 studies |
One study found an improvement for women taking SSRIs. The study that evaluated men taking SSRIs didn't find an effect, though one in general erectile dysfunction with diabetes found an improvement.
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No discernible effect on sexual function in older, healthy men.
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