BACKGROUND Erectile dysfunction in type-2 diabetes may be an independent marker for coronary artery disease. Present study was undertaken to investigate whether type-2 diabetic patients with erectile dysfunction without having overt cardiovascular disease had increased cardiovascular risk. AIM To find out correlation between ED and cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients. METHODS Fifty typ...

IATROGENIC ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AFTER PELVIC SURGERY: PROSTATECTOMY, COLONIC AND RECTAL SURGERY (ABSTRACT): Radical pelvic surgery: radical prostatectomy, colonic and rectal surgery are iatrogenic causes of erectile dysfunction with major impact on healthrelated quality of life. The major cause of erectile dysfunction in such surgical procedures is cavernous nerve injury that leads to apoptosis...

Background: Use of opioids is associated with hypoactive sexual desire, erectile and orgasmic dysfunction. 16-30% of patients in methadone-maintained Therapy (MMT) may develop erectile dysfunction (ED). Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of Bupropion (an antidepressant which can improve sexual function) in treatment of Methadone induced sexual dysfunction. Method: Patients recruited from 3 Met...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the demographic features of erectile dysfunction patients attending different specialized clinics in Jeddah city, and to identify possible risk factors associated with erectile dysfunction problem. METHODS All newly erectile dysfunction patients (n=388) who attended 6 andrology and urology clinics within a period of 3 months were subjected to a...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between serum total testosterone levels and scores on the Aging Male's Symptom (AMS) scale and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) in men with erectile dysfunction with testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS). MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2005 to July 2008, 134 patients who complained of sexual dysfunction s...

The association between smoking and erectile dysfunction was evaluated in a cohort of 2,115 Caucasian men, aged 40-79 years, randomly selected from Olmsted County, Minnesota. Smoking status was assessed by questionnaire; during the fourth biennial examination, erectile dysfunction was assessed with the Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory. Of the 1,329 men with a regular sexual partner, 173 wer...

Diabetes is a significant cause of erectile and sexual dysfunction. The pathologic processes in diabetes that particularly compromise the responsivity of vascular systems preferentially impact on the vulnerable vascular bed of the penis. About 36% of men with diabetes will experience some degree of erectile dysfunction. Unfortunately, this high-risk population is also difficult to treat. All of...

PURPOSE We evaluate the prevalence of laboratory abnormalities in men presenting for initial evaluation and therapy of erectile dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS The computerized charts of men receiving treatment for erectile dysfunction from 1987 to 2002 were retrospectively reviewed. We pooled laboratory data for 3,547 men with erectile dysfunction to assess the prevalence of laboratory ab...

Sexual dysfunction in general and erectile dysfunction (ED) in particular significantly affect men's quality of life. Some patients who have ED, also develop osteoporosis. So, in this study we investigated the relationship between erectile dysfunction and osteoporosis in men. 95 men with erectile dysfunction and 82 men with normal sexual function were included in the study. The men's sexual fun...

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...