Leonardo Wensing Fischer, Marina Nunes, Talita Biude Mendes, Joana Noguères Simas, Maria Martha Bernardi, Samara Urban de Oliva, Sandra Maria Miraglia
BACKGROUND: After the Coronavirus Disease pandemic, depression became more present, including in adolescents. Escitalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, was approved in 2009 for treatment of the major depressive disorder, both in children and adolescents. The undesirable effects of antidepressants on sexual dysfunction are usually underestimated. AIMS: To investigate the effects of chronic mild stress, induced from peripuberty up to adulthood, on male sexual behavior parameters, with or without the escitalopram treatment, using rats as experimental model in a translational study...
March 14, 2024: Andrology