Sildenafil does not improve sexual function in men without erectile dysfunction but does reduce the postorgasmic refractory time

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-228

  Mondaini, N ^a,c   Ponchietti, R ^c   Muir, G H ^a   Montorsi, F ^b   Di Loro, F ^c   Lombardi, G ^c   Rizzo, M ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Drug abuse; IIEF; Premature ejaculation; Refractory time; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION 5 QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; ORGASM; PENILE ERECTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042171578     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901005     Document Type: Article

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