title: Diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction--a practical update.
abstract: During the last decades, erectile dysfunction was considered a direct consequence of aging and, although of a great concern for the affected patient, little was available to evaluate and treat this problem. If aging could not be invoked in all cases, than the psychogenic etiology was the only explanation. Over the coming years, a better understanding of the physiology involved in the penile process of tumescence and detumescence has allowed for better approach of each disease asociated with erectile dysfunction so that adequate treatment modalities can be applied to the pacient. As we all know, every pacient is a particular case. The development of modern PDE-5 inhibiters, along with other more or less invasive therapies, puts a new light on the medical approach of ED.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Saint John Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest. cpersu@rdslink.ro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Persu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cauni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gutue
authors.forename: Elena Simona
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Albu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jinga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geavlete
mesh_terms: D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000150:complications; D019935:Penile Implantation; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000494:pharmacology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D013565:Sympatholytics