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Review: Modern treatment of erectile dysfunction

Dler Besarani

The London Clinic, MITU, 20 Devonshire Place, London, W1N 2DH, UK, dler{at}doctors.org.uk

Roger Kirby

Within the last two decades, major advances have been made in the development of effective treatments for erectile dysfunction. Oral therapy is now established as the mainstay of treatment and new treatments continue to emerge following the launch of sildenafil in 1998. We review here modern treatment strategies for erectile dysfunction.

Key Words: erectile dysfunction therapy.

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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 2, No. 4, 255-261 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/14746514020020040301


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