title: Entecavir treatment may be associated with decreased libido in male patients with chronic hepatitis B: report of two cases.
abstract: Various types of drugs are being used to treat patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. However, these treatment modalities are not without side effects, which may result in decreased patient adherence. Entecavir is an oral reverse transcriptase inhibitor, which is widely used in patients with hepatitis B. Although headache, fatigue and nausea are well-documented side effects of entecavir, its sexual side effects have not been reported yet. We here report on two male patients with chronic hepatitis B infection who reported decreased libido under entecavir treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamuran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turker
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital Sakarya, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil Emrah
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sonbahar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ege Can
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Serefoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Munire
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkmaz Fidan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanarya Vardar
keywords: Entecavir treatment; hepatitis B virus; libido