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We included male patients \u2265 16 years who fulfilled \u2265 4 American College of Rheumatology criteria for SLE and had regular sexual activity, and evaluated them with the International Index of Erectile Function-5 questionnaire. Relevant demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics were recorded. We included 2 control groups: the first was made up of healthy men and the second of men with autoimmune diseases other than SLE (non-SLE group).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 590 subjects (174 SLE, 55 non-SLE, and 361 healthy controls). The prevalence of ED in the SLE group was 69%. Mean age in that group was 36.3 \u00b1 1.03 years. Among SLE patients with and without ED, these factors were significantly different: the presence of persistent lymphopenia (p = 0.006), prednisone dose (9.3 \u00b1 1.2 vs 5.3 \u00b1 1.3 mg, p = 0.026), and the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics damage score (1.25 \u00b1 0.14 vs 0.8 \u00b1 0.16 points, p = 0.042). Independent risk factors for ED in patients with SLE were persistent lymphopenia (OR 2.79, 95% CI 1.37\u20135.70, p = 0.001) and corticosteroid use in the previous year (OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.37\u20133.37, p = 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Regardless of comorbidities, treatment (excluding steroids), and type of disease activity, patients with SLE have a high prevalence of ED, especially considering that most patients are young. 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