Midodrine Improves Ejaculation in Spinal Cord Injured Men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2082-2086

  Soler, J M ^a,c   Previnaire, J G ^b   Plante, P ^c   Denys, P ^d   Chartier Kastler, E ^d  

^a Centre Bouffard Vercelli   (France)

^b Centre J Calve Fondation Hopale   (France)

^c TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ejaculation; midodrine; penis; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MIDODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EJACULATION DISORDER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; COITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDODRINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35048861343     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.07.047     Document Type: Article

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