BACKGROUND Erectile dysfunction is associated with, and may be the first sign of coronary artery disease. We aimed to assess whether men with erectile dysfunction but without cardiovascular disease have reduced coronary flow reserve, as a sign of early coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS We investigated 12 men aged 68-73 years with erectile dysfunction, and 12 age-matched controls. Erectile fun...

Purpose: According to a survey, the Massachusetts Male Aging Study, 52% of men beyond 40 years of age may have some degrees of erectile failure, and it is projected to affect 322 million men worldwide by 2025. We present a framework for the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of the male patient who presents with erectile dysfunction. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive review of the litera...

Endothelial dysfunction is a pathological entity that multiply affects the health status. Erectile dysfunction is being recognized as a condition that is strongly interrelated with endothelial dysfunction, being a vascular event itself. Oral pharmacotherapy for erectile dysfunction has provided us with a new armamentarium on this condition. Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors have been investigated ...

Endothelial dysfunction is a pathological entity that multiply affects the health status. Erectile dysfunction is being recognized as a condition that is strongly interrelated with endothelial dysfunction, being a vascular event itself. Oral pharmacotherapy for erectile dysfunction has provided us with a new armamentarium on this condition. Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors have been investigated ...

Erectile dysfunction has been explored as a condition secondary to elevated prolactin; however, the mechanisms by which elevated prolactin levels cause erectile dysfunction have not yet been clearly established. We here present a patient with a history of prolactinoma who suffered from persistent erectile dysfunction despite testosterone supplementation and pharmacological and surgical treatmen...

E rectile dysfunction is an important cause of decreased quality of life in men (1,2). Strong epidemiological evidence links the subsequent risk of erectile dysfunction to the presence of well-recognized risk factors for coronary heart disease, such as increased body weight, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (3,4). Some have suggested that a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction is a sentinel event th...

OBJECTIVE Erectile dysfunction affects quality of life and is a common dysfunction in drug abusers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of erectile dysfunction in drug abusers on methadone maintenance therapy to reduce this drug side effect in the future studies. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted with two hundred addicted individuals on methadone maintenance the...

OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the existence of relation between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction and to analyze the hormone profile of these patients regarding a healthy population group. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case-control study was designed with 65 men divided into 2 groups according to presence or non-presence of erectile dysfunction. Group A was made up of 37 men with erectile dysf...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction in men aged ≥50 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in 1644 men aged >50 years in Beijing. The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 and International Prostate Symptom Score were recorded for each patient. Pear...