Oral trazodone is not effective therapy for erectile dysfunction: A double-blind, placebo controlled trial

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1819-1822

  Costabile, Raymond A ^a   Spevak, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Impotence; Penile erection; Trazodone

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRAZODONE; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0032845606     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68813-1     Document Type: Article

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