erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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Jones is using the same approach Warby Parker did for eyeglasses and what Hims is doing for hair-loss treatments and erectile dysfunction drugs.
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And a 2024 McKinsey Health Institute report found that 11 start-ups addressing erectile dysfunction—along with other health conditions—raised more than $1.2 billion in a period of four years, while during the same time period, eight start-ups addressing endometriosis raised just $44m.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Viagra’s marketing shifted the language around the issue, redefining it as erectile dysfunction rather than impotence.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
All of this suggests that post-acute COVID-19 care should account for the possibility of erectile dysfunction.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
And a 2024 McKinsey Health Institute report found that 11 start-ups addressing erectile dysfunction—along with other health conditions—raised more than $1.2 billion in a period of four years, while during the same time period, eight start-ups addressing endometriosis raised just $44m.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Viagra’s marketing shifted the language around the issue, redefining it as erectile dysfunction rather than impotence.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
All of this suggests that post-acute COVID-19 care should account for the possibility of erectile dysfunction.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erectile dysfunction
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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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