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| Epidemiology of erectile dysfuinction |
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| Author(s): Kubin M, Wagner G, Fugl-Meyer AR |
| Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPOTENCE RESEARCH Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 63-71 Published: FEB 2003 |
| Times Cited: 88 References: 68 |
| Abstract: This review of the current epidemiological literature on erectile dysfunction (ED) suggests that approximately 5-20% of men have moderate-to-severe ED. Different definitions of ED, age distributions and concomitant medical conditions, as well as methodological differences, may explain much of the variance in reported prevalence rates. Various chronic disorders are associated with elevated rates of ED including depression, diabetes, and cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Such disorders are more common in the elderly, which may partially explain the elevated prevalence of ED in men over 60 y of age. Currently, up to 70% of men with ED are not treated. However, so many men experience considerable distress from their condition, that the increasing awareness of ED as well as the availability of noninvasive treatments may result in a greater proportion of patients seeking treatment, and eventually regaining satisfaction with their sex life. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Kubin, M (reprint author), Bayer AG, Pharma Res Ctr, D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany |
Addresses:
1. Bayer AG, Pharma Res Ctr, D-42096 Wuppertal, Germany
2. Rigshosp, Div Sexual Physiol, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Univ Uppsala, Dept Neurosci, S-75105 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND |
| Subject Category: Urology & Nephrology |
| IDS Number: 654NP |
| ISSN: 0955-9930 |
| DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900949 |
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