erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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Comparatively, the DoD spends $42 million a year on medication for service members with erectile dysfunction.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Especially with obesity medicine, there is so much more to discuss than with hair loss, birth control, erectile dysfunction, or even high blood pressure.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the analysts said Hims & Hers’ competitors will likely shift marketing dollars back to other products for conditions like erectile dysfunction and hair loss, which could put pressure on its advertising costs.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
For years, the Food and Drug Administration has taken up arms against clinics hawking unproven and ineffective stem cell treatments to desperate patients looking for cures of intractable diseases and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and even erectile dysfunction.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Especially with obesity medicine, there is so much more to discuss than with hair loss, birth control, erectile dysfunction, or even high blood pressure.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the analysts said Hims & Hers’ competitors will likely shift marketing dollars back to other products for conditions like erectile dysfunction and hair loss, which could put pressure on its advertising costs.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
For years, the Food and Drug Administration has taken up arms against clinics hawking unproven and ineffective stem cell treatments to desperate patients looking for cures of intractable diseases and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and even erectile dysfunction.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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