Does testosterone supplementation increase PDE5-inhibitor responses in difficult-to-treat erectile dysfunction patients?

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 625-628

  Aversa, Antonio ^a   Francomano, Davide ^a   Lenzi, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging male; Androgens; Erection; Frail; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; APOPTOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG POTENTIATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PENILE FIBROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84924369819     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1011124     Document Type: Review

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