Samuel has been having trouble lately performing with his new wife. He goes to see his family physician. His physician explains it's a disorder known as erectile dysfunction
a. What are some of the reasons for erectile dysfunction?
b. How is this tested?
c. What are the treatments?
d. How does this affect his sexuality and fertility?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Reasons include physical and psychological reasons.
Neurologic stimulation, adequate arterial blood flow, spinal cord injury, trauma, testosterone insufficiency, drug therapy side effects, hypertension, atherosclerosis, or diabetes mellitus
Anxiety and depression may be reasons.
b. Testing includes labs for sperm count, testosterone, nocturnal penile tumescence, and vascular ultrasound.
c. Drugs for impotency, PDE5 drugs, vasodilators, surgery if necessary, antidepressants
Treatment for other causes of ED
d. If sperm count is low, then fertility may be affected.
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