How, why and when should urologists evaluate male sexual function?

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 84-94

  Droupy, Stéphane ^a   Ponsot, Yves ^a   Giuliano, François ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Male; Premature ejaculation; Screening; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LIPID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; TESTOSTERONE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANORGASMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIBIDO DISORDER; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MICROPENIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORGASM DISORDER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIS INJURY; PENIS DISEASE; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATITIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UROLOGY;

HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UROLOGY;

EID: 32644445358     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0406     Document Type: Review

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