Randomized study of testosterone gel as adjunctive therapy to sildenafil in hypogonadal men with erectile dysfunction who do not respond to sildenafil alone

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 658-663

  Shabsigh, R ^a,e   Kaufman, J M ^b   Steidle, C ^c   Padma Nathan, H ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Urology Research Options   (United States)

^c Northeast Indiana Urology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug therapy, combination; Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142546340     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000132389.97804.d7     Document Type: Article

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