The use of acupuncture in the treatment of erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-46

  Kho, H G ^a   Sweep, C G J ^a   Chen, X ^b   Rabsztyn, P R I ^a   Meuleman, E J H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Erectile dysfunction; Hormones

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032990936     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900381     Document Type: Article

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