Vardenafil improves ejaculation success rates and self-confidence in men with erectile dysfunction due to spinal cord injury

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Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 709-715

  Giuliano, Francois ^a   Rubio Aurioles, Eusebio ^b   Kennelly, Michael ^c   Montorsi, Francesco ^d   Kim, Edward D ^e   Finkbeiner, Alex E ^f   Pommerville, Peter J ^g   Colopy, Michael W ^h   Wachs, Barton H ⁱ  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud AC   (Mexico)

^c McKay Urology   (United States)

^d VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^g Can Med Clinical Research Inc   (Canada)

^h GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

ⁱ Atlantic Urology Medical Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medejaculation; Self confidence; Spinal cord injury; Vardenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VARDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GLOBAL CONFIDENCE QUESTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGASM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COITUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EJACULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

EID: 41749125015     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181695040     Document Type: Article

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