A 35-year-old white male presented with erectile dysfunction and areflexic bladder secondary to an intrathecal paraganglioma of the cauda equina. Erectile dysfunction has not been emphasized as a component of the cauda equina syndrome.

The purpose of our meta-analysis is to examine the associations between three single nucleotide polymorphisms of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene, G894T, intron 4 and T-786C, and the risk of erectile dysfunction. An electronic database search was performed to identify case-control studies reporting the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms of eNOS gene and erectile dy...

Erectile dysfunction affects up to 30 million American men and their partners. Between the ages of 40 and 70 years, the probability of complete erectile dysfunction triples from 5.1% to 15%. Erectile dysfunction is defined as the persistent inability to attain or maintain penile erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. In 1992 the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conferenc...

Based on the mechanism of pathophysiology, thalassemia major or transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients may have an increased risk of developing organic erectile dysfunction resulting from hypogonadism. However, there have been few studies investigating the association between erectile dysfunction and transfusion-naive thalassemia populations. We constructed a population-based cohort study t...

How to understand the erectile function? How to define erectile dysfunction? In general, erectile function is evaluated by the quality of penile erection. If penis shows good erection, we think erectile function is normal. Otherwise, erectile dysfunction occurs. This concept is reflected in the definition of erectile dysfunction (ED). ED is defined as the persistent inability to attain and main...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of erectile dysfunction and to explore the impact of treatment with sildenafil (Viagra). DESIGN An exploratory qualitative study with semistructured interviews. SETTING Men's health clinic in NHS hospital. PARTICIPANTS 40 men who had had erectile dysfunction and had attended the clinic during the year before interview. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Impact of ...

Background and aims: Sexual dysfunction is a common complaint among drug abusers in the treatment with Methadone and Buprenorphine. The aim of this study was to assess sexual dysfunction in patients undergoing Methadone or Buprenorphine for maintenance therapy. Methods: This research was a cross-sectional study. A 3-parts questionnaire (demographic questi...

The field of erectile dysfunction continues to evolve. Updated AUA Erectile Dysfunction Guidelines and the second Princeton Consensus Panel Guidelines, as well as updates regarding the oral PDE-5 inhibitors, are the focus of this article.

OBJECTIVE Erectile dysfunction is frequently observed in diabetes. The current study aims to assess the association of a comprehensive set of clinical, socioeconomic, and lifestyle parameters with erectile dysfunction in diabetic men. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were randomly selected from male patients (age >18 years) treated in 26 diabetes clinics in Israel. Participants comple...