title: Reproductive Endocrinology in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: New Approaches to Old Challenges.
abstract: Sexual dysfunction is a common yet underreported problem among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This article will review sexual dysfunction in both genders, pregnancy outcomes, and best practices for successful full-term pregnancy in patients with CKD, including those with dialysis dependence and kidney transplants.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee. sonder@uthsc.edu.
authors.forename: Songul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbar
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
authors.forename: Rebecca J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000150:complications*