[Etiology and individualized treatment of erectile dysfunction in young adult men: a report of 110 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the etiology and individualized treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) in young adult men.


METHODS
Included in the investigation were 110 young adult men with ED, at the mean age of 28 (ranging from 22 to 39) and with the average disease course of 24 months (ranging from 6 to 48). The etiology of ED was determined for each patient by history inquiry, medical examination, laboratory investigation and erectile function test, and then individualized therapies were administered accordingly.


RESULTS
Of all the diagnosed cases of ED, 42 (38.2%) were psychogenic, 36 (32.7%) organic and 32 (29.1%) of the mixed type. Four cases of schizophrenia were transferred elsewhere, 4 pelvic fracture induced cases gave up treatment, and the other 102 received individualized therapies, with the average effectiveness rate of 88.2%.


CONCLUSIONS
Determination of the etiology of ED and the corresponding individualized treatment is the linchpin for improving the therapeutic effect of ED in young adult men.
Zhang
Bin
B
Department of Infertility & Sexual Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China. doctorzb@163.com
Xiao
Heng-jun
HJ
Zang
Zhi-jun
ZJ
Deng
Xiao-hua
XH
D000328:Adult; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires