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Erectile dysfunction may be caused by psychological problems, neurogenic dysfunction, hormonal alterations, or compromised penile blood flow. Better understanding of the erectile mechanism and the development of new investigative techniques have led to dramatic improvements in researchers’ ability to recognize the etiology of impotence. Clinical investigations suggest that the majority of patients experiencing erectile impotence are impotent because of vascular abnormalities.
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Wespes, E. (1997). The Role of the Cavernosal Biopsy and Studies on Penile Innervation. In: Hellstrom, W.J.G. (eds) Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1848-7_28
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