Bicycle riding, perineal trauma, and erectile dysfunction: Data and solutions

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-497

  Goldstein, Irwin ^a   Lurie, Alan L ^b   Lubisich, John P ^b  

^a ALVARADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

BICYCLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGONADISM; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS INJURY; PENIS INJURY; PERINEUM INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BICYCLING; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERINEUM; PROGNOSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36348951972     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-007-0054-0     Document Type: Review

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