erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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Yes, there are alternative medications available for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
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Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The 27-year-old content creator was with her husband in a rented cabin in snowy Maine when messages from her followers began trickling in, warning that a YouTube commercial was using her likeness to promote erectile dysfunction supplements.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Similarly, since 2018 in the U.K. one can purchase the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil without a prescription from a pharmacy after a discussion with the pharmacist.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
The findings pointed to an 18% Alzheimer’s risk reduction in patients who were prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs after a follow-up period of about five years.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The ubiquitous blue pill was not originally created to treat erectile dysfunction; its active ingredient, sildenafil, was designed to treat high blood pressure, as CNN recounted in its history of the drug.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Viagra is one of the most popular medications for treating erectile dysfunction.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2023
The risk of death after taking Viagra – used to treat erectile dysfunction – is nearly 10 times higher.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
This includes drugs for erectile dysfunction,* migraine and high cholesterol, among other categories.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The 27-year-old content creator was with her husband in a rented cabin in snowy Maine when messages from her followers began trickling in, warning that a YouTube commercial was using her likeness to promote erectile dysfunction supplements.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Similarly, since 2018 in the U.K. one can purchase the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil without a prescription from a pharmacy after a discussion with the pharmacist.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
The findings pointed to an 18% Alzheimer’s risk reduction in patients who were prescribed erectile dysfunction drugs after a follow-up period of about five years.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
The ubiquitous blue pill was not originally created to treat erectile dysfunction; its active ingredient, sildenafil, was designed to treat high blood pressure, as CNN recounted in its history of the drug.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Viagra is one of the most popular medications for treating erectile dysfunction.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Dec. 2023
The risk of death after taking Viagra – used to treat erectile dysfunction – is nearly 10 times higher.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
This includes drugs for erectile dysfunction,* migraine and high cholesterol, among other categories.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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