Male sexual function and its disorders: physiology, pathophysiology, clinical investigation, and treatment
| Autor: | Ronald S. Swerdloff, Fouad Kandeel, Vivien K. T. Koussa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male medicine.medical_specialty Neurology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Physiology 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Human sexuality Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Quality of life (healthcare) medicine Humans Sex organ business.industry medicine.disease Sexual Dysfunction Physiological 030104 developmental biology Sexual dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Nocturnal penile tumescence Sex medicine.symptom business Penis |
| Zdroj: | Endocrine reviews. 22(3) |
| ISSN: | 0163-769X |
| Popis: | This review is designed to help the reproductive endocrinologist integrate his or her professional activity with those of other disciplines including urology, radiology, neurology, and psychology in order to successfully manage all of the inseparable aspects of male sexual and reproductive functioning. Significant advances in the field of male sexual physiology and pathophysiology and new methods of investigation and treatment of male sexual disorders are outlined. The review synthesizes available data on the following: norms of sexual organs, aging and sexuality, role of central and peripheral neurochemicals in each stage of the sexual cycle, role of corporeal smooth muscles in the hemodynamic control of erection and detumescence, influence of psychological factors, drugs, and disease on all aspects of sexual functioning, and use of nocturnal penile tumescence monitoring, imaging investigations, and neurophysiologic studies in the diagnostic workup of males with sexual dysfunction. Clinical algorithms are presented where appropriate. Extensive discussions on newly developed strategies in psychological and behavioral counseling, drug therapy, tissue engineering, nonsurgical devices, and surgical treatments for all forms of sexual disorders are also provided. Lastly, the effect of sexual dysfunction and its treatment on quality of life in affected men is addressed, along with recommendations for future research endeavors. |
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