Diagnosing erectile dysfunction: Instruments for endocrine diagnosis

International Journal of Andrology, Supplement

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 53-55

  Lombardo, Francesco ^a   Gandini, L ^a   Jannini, E A ^b   Sgro P ^a   Gilio, B ^a   Toselli, L ^a   Dondero, F ^a   Lenzi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acromegaly; Female sexual behaviour; Hypercortisolism; Hyperprolactinaemia; Hyperthyroidism; Hypogonadism; Hyporcortisolism; Hypothyroidism; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ACROMEGALY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCORTISOLISM; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 28344450474     PISSN: 13504908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00585.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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