The relationship of serum and salivary cortisol levels to male sexual dysfunction as measured by the international index of erectile function

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-212

  Kobori, Y ^a   Koh, E ^a   Sugimoto, K ^a   Izumi, K ^a   Narimoto, K ^a   Maeda, Y ^a   Konaka, H ^a   Mizokami, A ^a   Matsushita, T ^b   Iwamoto, T ^c   Namiki, M ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ofuna Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^c IUHW Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Erectile dysfunction; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 68149087625     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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