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Genetic haemochromatosis and sexual health in men
Author(s) -
Rosenbaum Leah,
Morgan Marsha Y.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.312
Subject(s) - hemochromatosis , disease , medicine , reproductive health , sign (mathematics) , pediatrics , pathology , population , environmental health , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Clinically overt genetic haemochromatosis is ten times more frequent in men than in women, but is often underdiagnosed because of the generalised and varied nature of the symptoms and slow onset. As sexual dysfunction is a common early sign, often occurring years before other manifestations of the disease, the authors suggest a case could be made for screening men who present to sexual health services. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons