Clinical Correlates of Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation in Men with Couple Infertility

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2698-2707

  Lotti, Francesco ^a   Corona, Giovanni ^a,b   Rastrelli, Giulia ^a   Forti, Gianni ^a   Jannini, Emmanuele A ^c   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Erectile Dysfunction; Infertile Men; Premature Ejaculation; Prostatitis Symptoms and Signs; Scrotal and Transrectal Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 8; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEPRESSION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CHRONIC PROSTATITIS SYMPTOM INDEX; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 84867397461     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02872.x     Document Type: Article

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