The nursing instructor is talking with the junior nursing class about male reproductive issues. The instructor tells the students that the causes of erectile dysfunction include which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Alcoholism
B) Spinal cord trauma
C) Tadalafil
D) Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
E) Diabetes
Ans: A, B, E
Causes include cardiovascular disease, endocrine disease (diabetes, pituitary tumors, testosterone deficiency, hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism), alcoholism, chronic renal failure, genitourinary conditions (radical pelvic surgery), hematologic conditions (Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia), neurologic disorders (neuropathies, parkinsonism, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis), trauma to the pelvic or genital area, alcohol, smoking, medications, and drug abuse. Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, which include Tadalafil, are used to treat erectile dysfunction; they don't cause it.
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