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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2011
Affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, New England Research Institutes, Inc., Watertown, MA 02472, USA.
Authors
Araujo AB, Fisher WA, Hall SA, McKinlay JB, Rosen RC, Sand MS, Travison TG
Studies
Citation
Travison TG, Hall SA, Fisher WA, Araujo AB, Rosen RC, McKinlay JB, Sand MS. Correlates of PDE5i use among subjects with erectile dysfunction in two population-based surveys. J Sex Med 2011 Nov;8(11):3051-7. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is thought to affect some 150 million men worldwide, but many men with ED symptoms do not seek treatment. Existing surveys suggest that men with severe ED and who report support from their partners are more likely to receive treatment than were others. Less is known, however, concerning the influence of sociomedical factors such as income and body composition on receipt of treatment.