Impaired Masturbation-Induced Erections: A New Cardiovascular Risk Factor for Male Subjects with Sexual Dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1100-1113

  Rastrelli, Giulia ^a   Boddi, Valentina ^a   Corona, Giovanni ^a,b   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Risk; Masturbation; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EROTISM; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SMOKING;

EID: 84873036861     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12052     Document Type: Article

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