Lack of awareness of erectile dysfunction in many men with risk factors for erectile dysfunction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men with erectile dysfunction often have concurrent medical conditions. Conversely, men with these conditions may also have underlying erectile dysfunction. The prevalence of unrecognized erectile dysfunction in men with comorbidities commonly associated with erectile dysfunction was determined in men invited to participate in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of sildenafil citrate.

Methods

Men ≥30 years old presenting with ≥1 erectile dysfunction risk factor (controlled hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, metabolic syndrome, stable coronary artery disease, diabetes, depression, lower urinary tract symptoms, obesity [body mass index ≥30 kg/m2] or waist circumference ≥40 inches), and not previously diagnosed with erectile dysfunction wer

SUBMITTER: Shabsigh R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2991280 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature