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    Glossary Erectile Dysfunction

    inability to achieve or maintain an erection for sexual activity

    Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. It can result from physical causes such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or hormonal imbalances, as well as psychological factors like stress, anxiety, or depression. Treatment options vary and may include lifestyle changes, medication, therapy, or surgical interventions.

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    1. Organic Causes of Erectile Dysfunction in Men Under 40 Urologia Internationalis · 2013 · 2152 citations
    2. Adverse Side Effects of 5α‐Reductase Inhibitors Therapy: Persistent Diminished Libido and Erectile Dysfunction and Depression in a Subset of Patients The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2010 · 223 citations
    3. Erectile Dysfunction in Young Men—A Review of the Prevalence and Risk Factors Sexual Medicine Reviews · 2017 · 176 citations
    4. 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors and Erectile Dysfunction: The Connection The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2008 · 78 citations
    5. Persistent erectile dysfunction in men exposed to the 5α-reductase inhibitors, finasteride, or dutasteride PeerJ · 2017 · 50 citations
    6. Risk of erectile dysfunction associated with use of 5-α reductase inhibitors for benign prostatic hyperplasia or alopecia: population based studies using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink BMJ · 2016 · 30 citations
    7. Erectile dysfunction: Is platelet-rich plasma the new frontier for treatment in patients with erectile dysfunction? A review of the existing evidence Frontiers in Reproductive Health · 2022 · 25 citations
    8. Finasteride and Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or Male Androgenetic Alopecia The World Journal of Men's Health · 2018 · 20 citations
    9. Long-term dutasteride therapy in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia alters glucose and lipid profiles and increases severity of erectile dysfunction Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation · 2017 · 20 citations
    10. Finasteride, not tamsulosin, increases severity of erectile dysfunction and decreases testosterone levels in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation · 2015 · 20 citations
    11. Platelet-rich Plasma for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial The Journal of Urology · 2023 · 20 citations
    12. Persistent Erectile Dysfunction after Discontinuation of 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor Therapy in Rats Depending on the Duration of Treatment The World Journal of Men s Health · 2018 · 17 citations
    13. Evidence for the efficacy and safety of tadalafil and finasteride in combination for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia Therapeutic advances in urology · 2016 · 14 citations
    14. COMPARISON OF FINASTERIDE AND ALPHA‐BLOCKERS AS INDEPENDENT RISK FACTORS FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION International Journal of Clinical Practice · 2003 · 9 citations
    15. Shock Wave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction: Marketing and Practice Trends in Major Metropolitan Areas in the United States Urology Practice · 2022 · 8 citations
    16. Re: Risk of Erectile Dysfunction Associated with Use of 5α-Reductase Inhibitors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or Alopecia: Population Based Studies Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink European Urology · 2017 · 2 citations
    17. Drug-induced erectile dysfunction: a real-world pharmacovigilance study using the FDA adverse event reporting system database Expert Opinion on Drug Safety · 2024 · 1 citations
    18. Serenoa repens induced erectile dysfunction: Underdiagnosis and phytovigilance British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 2021 · 1 citations
    19. Asociación entre disfunción eréctil y funcionalidad del subsistema conyugal en pacientes con hiperplasia prostática benigna REMUS - Revista Estudiantil de Medicina de la Universidad de Sonora · 2020 · 1 citations
    20. 311 Novel Penile Ultrasound Technique to Explain Mechanism of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in Young Patients using Finasteride for Androgenic Alopecia The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2018 · 1 citations
    21. Erectile Dysfunction in Young Adults: A Narrative Review Cureus · 2025 · 1 citations
    22. IP28-24 RISK OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGED MEN FOLLOWING LOW-DOSE FINASTERIDE USE FOR ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA: A PROPENSITY-MATCHED COHORT STUDY The Journal of Urology · 2026
    23. Population-level risk of erectile dysfunction after finasteride use for androgenetic alopecia: a national cohort analysis The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2026
    24. The manosphere and men's health: unpacking the links between online communities, body dysmorphia and erectile dysfunction Journal of Men s Health · 2025
    25. Síndrome postfinasterida y disfunción eréctil. Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura Revista Chilena de Urología · 2023
    26. Testosterone is poorly related to erectile dysfunction in young/middle aged human immunodeficiency virus-infected men Endocrine Abstracts · 2017
    27. 332 Recognizing and Treating Undiagnosed Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in Patients Presenting With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) ˜The œjournal of sexual medicine · 2016
    28. The Princeton III Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease Yearbook of Urology · 2013
    29. 1153 ERECTILE HEMODYNAMICS ASSESSMENT IN MEN WITH PERSISTENT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AFTER 5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR USE The Journal of Urology · 2012
    30. 5α-Reductase inhibitor therapy: Should physicians be concerned with persistent diminished libido, erectile dysfunction and depression in a subset of patients? Journal of Men's Health · 2010