{"title":"Erectile dysfunction.","authors":"M. Hagland","doi":"10.1201/9780429485763-12","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Erectile dysfunction (ED) used to be called impotence. It is the inability to attain and maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. Although a benign disorder, it can have a significant impact on the quality of life of sufferers, partners and families. It is important also to consider the physical and psychosocial health of the person who has the condition. [1, 2]Patients should be properly assessed and investigated before embarking on treatment.","PeriodicalId":79567,"journal":{"name":"Business and health","volume":"18 10 Suppl A 1","pages":"11-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Business and health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429485763-12","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) used to be called impotence. It is the inability to attain and maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. Although a benign disorder, it can have a significant impact on the quality of life of sufferers, partners and families. It is important also to consider the physical and psychosocial health of the person who has the condition. [1, 2]Patients should be properly assessed and investigated before embarking on treatment.