The relationship between hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-235

  Hwang, T I S ^a,b,c   Lin, Y C ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Testosterone replacement

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TESTOSTERONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGONADISM; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SMOKING;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REM SLEEP PARASOMNIAS; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43649086755     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901633     Document Type: Review

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