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Erectile dysfunction: a need for greater awareness

David H W Lau

Department of Urology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England, and Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England

Faiz H Mumtaz, MD, FRCS

Department of Urology, Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8JL, England

Cecil S Thompson

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, England

Dimitri P Mikhailidis, MD, FRSH, FRCP, FRCPath

Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, England, mikhailidis{at}aol.com

Research has led to effective treatment regimes for erectile dysfunction (ED). Convincing evidence links vascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and smoking) with ED. This association is not surprising since the corpus cavernosum is a modified vascular tissue. This review presents a brief account of the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of ED. There is a need to raise awareness of this condition and to make appropriate treatment available to patients.

Key Words: Diabetes mellitus • erectile dysfunction • hyperlipidaemia • hypertension • vascular risk factors

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Vol. 124, No. 5, 214-216 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/146642400412400516
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