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Exploring Trends in Erectile Dysfunction Research from 2017 to 2023: A Focus on COVID-19, Mental Health, Psychiatry, and Drug

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This paper investigates the trends in erectile dysfunction research by integrating individual keywords such as COVID-19, mental health, psychiatry, and drug use. The study spans a six-year period from September 21, 2017, to September 21, 2023, and utilizes resources from the National Library of Medicine. For instance, the quantity of relevant documents is determined using the Google search engine. A custom date range can be set on the browser via tools, and the search is limited to the nih.gov site domain. The phrase-site search command used is executed with “erectile dysfunction” COVID-19 site:nih.gov. The result revealed that from Sept 2021 to 2022, research on COVID-19 and erectile dysfunction spiked. However, the previous year saw a rise in studies linking drugs or mental health with erectile dysfunction. Meanwhile, psychiatry-focused publications have consistently grown. The time-series trends of erectile dysfunction linked to COVID-19 are substantiated by a comprehensive literature review.

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Takefuji, Y. Exploring Trends in Erectile Dysfunction Research from 2017 to 2023: A Focus on COVID-19, Mental Health, Psychiatry, and Drug. Sex Disabil (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-024-09841-2

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