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Erectile Dysfunction

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Obesity and Diabetes

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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the consistent or recurrent inability to attain and/or maintain a penile erection sufficient for sexual performance and is a common sexual dysfunction especially among men with diabetes (1). Sexual dysfunctions can include problems with libido, erectile function, and ejaculation. Although previously the term impotence was used interchangeably for all aspects of sexual dysfunction, this vague term led to confusion. Thus, in 1992, a National Institutes of Health consensus conference recommended that the term erectile dysfunction be used to describe problems relating to penile erections (2).

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    Kenneth J. Snow MD

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    Christos S. Mantzoros MD, DSc

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Snow, K.J. (2006). Erectile Dysfunction. In: Mantzoros, C.S. (eds) Obesity and Diabetes. Contemporary Diabetes. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-985-1_21

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