Ejaculatory disorders: Pathophysiology and management

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-103

  Bettocchi, Carlo ^a   Verze, Paolo ^b   Palumbo, Fabrizio ^b   Arcaniolo, Davide ^b   Mirone, Vincenzo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b MADONNA DELLE GRAZIE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; APOMORPHINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DAPOXETINE; DESIPRAMINE; EMLA; EPHEDRINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; YOHIMBINE;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIZZINESS; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; EJACULATION; EJACULATION DISORDER; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LOOSE FECES; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NEURECTOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SOMNOLENCE; TREMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA; YAWNING;

EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049091948     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1016     Document Type: Review

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