Thalidomide induced impotence in male hematology patients: a common but ignored complication?

Autor: Philip T. Murphy, John Rory O’Donnell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Haematologica, Vol 92, Iss 10 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0390-6078
1592-8721
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.11095
Popis: Thalidomide has become an important agent in the treatment of myeloma. However, thalidomide induced erectile dysfunction is a serious complication which has received very little attention. In our hematology department, 6 out of 11 male patients developed erectile dysfunction (grade 3 in 5/6) within 4 weeks of starting thalidomide. Our results suggest that thalidomide induced impotence is a common complication in male hematology patients.
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