Ejaculatory dysfunction caused by the new α1-blocker silodosin: A preliminary study to analyze human ejaculation using color Doppler ultrasonography

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 915-918

  Nagai, Atsushi ^a   Hara, Ryoei ^a   Yokoyama, Teruhiko ^a   Jo, Yoshimasa ^a   Fujii, Tomohiro ^a   Miyaji, Yoshiyuki ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 blocker; Color Doppler ultrasonography; Ejaculation; Silodosin

Indexed keywords

SILODOSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; EJACULATION; EVENING DOSAGE; FLUID FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINAL VESICLE; URETHRA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; EJACULATION; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049121803     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02136.x     Document Type: Article

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