Effects of telmisartan on sexual function of male hypertension patients / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore influence of telmisartan on sexual function in male patients with hypertension. Methods: A total of 150 male patients with hypertension were enrolled and randomly divided into telmisartan group (n=75) and benazepril control group (n=75). Blood pressure, international index of erectile function (IIEF) and quality of sex were observed and compared between two groups. Results: After treatment, there was significant decrease in blood pressure in both groups (P0.05); compared with benazepril control group, there were significant increase in IIEF score [(11.28±1.32) scores vs. (19.48±2.49) scores], sex life frequency [(2.09±0.22) times/month vs. (6.31±0.85) times/month] and erectile proportion (62.7% vs. 82.7%), P<0.05 all in telmisartan group; Erectile function (was divided into normal, mild disability, moderate disability and severe disability, χ2=6.322, P=0.0412) and subjective sexual desire (was divided into strong, middle and weak, χ2=7.493, P=0.0326) of telmisartan group were also significantly better than those of benazepril control group. Conclusion: Telmisartan can improve sexual function and quality of sex life based on guaranteed antihypertensive effect.