A drug target for erectile dysfunction to help improve fertility, sexual activity, and wellbeing: mendelian randomisation study
Objective To investigate the association of genetically proxied (using a surrogate biomarker) inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), an established drug target for erectile dysfunction, with fertility, sexual behaviour, and subjective wellbeing. Design Two sample cis-mendelian randomisation study. Setting Summary data on genetic associations obtained from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure and UK Biobank. Participants Individuals of European ancestry from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure (n=757 601) for estimating PDE5 inhibition (using the surrogate biomarker ...