Sexual dysfunctions in men affected by autoimmune addison's disease before and after short-term gluco- and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2036-2043

  Granata, Antonio ^a   Tirabassi, Giacomo ^b   Pugni, Valeria ^a   Arnaldi, Giorgio ^b   Boscaro, Marco ^b   Carani, Cesare ^a   Balercia, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Addison's Disease; Corticosteroids; Physiopathology; Sexual Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUALITY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881106303     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02673.x     Document Type: Article

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