The effect of α-blocker and 5α-reductase inhibitor intake on sexual health in men with lower urinary tract symptoms

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 853-857

  Barqawi, Al Baha ^a,b   Myers, Jeremy B ^b   O'Donnell, Colin ^b   Crawford, E David ^b  

^a Section of Urologic Oncology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

blockers; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; LUTS; Sexual health; Tamsulosin

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DUTASTERIDE; FINASTERIDE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TAMSULOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548405716     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07092.x     Document Type: Article

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