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We investigated whether male sexual dysfunction (MSD) reporting varied across TNF-\u03b1 inhibitors and clinical indications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We screened MSD reports associated with TNF-\u03b1 inhibitors in WHO VigiAccess and performed a disproportionality analysis of individual case safety reports from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 to 2025. Four disproportionality algorithms were used to evaluate overall, indication-specific, and preferred term (PT)-specific reporting patterns. Time-to-onset was assessed using Weibull modeling.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No overall positive MSD signal was detected for any TNF-\u03b1 inhibitor. In ankylosing spondylitis (AS), indication-level reporting odds ratio (ROR) signals were observed for adalimumab (ROR 1.80, 95% CI 1.11\u20132.92) and etanercept (ROR 2.21, 95% CI 1.37\u20133.55), but their direct comparison was not significant (ROR ratio 0.81, 95% CI 0.41\u20131.61). No positive PT-specific ROR signal was detected for either drug in AS. Among reports with usable onset dates, Weibull analysis suggested earlier reporting patterns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MSD reporting with TNF-\u03b1 inhibitors may vary by clinical indication rather than represent a uniform class-wide pattern. The AS findings warrant cautious interpretation because both agents showed indication-level signals without a significant between-drug difference or positive PT-specific signals. 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