Diagnosing erectile dysfunction: instruments for endocrine diagnosis

Authors: LOMBARDO, F.¹; GANDINI, L.¹; JANNINI, E. A.²; SGRÒ, P.¹; GILIO, B.¹; TOSELLI, L.¹; DONDERO, F.¹; LENZI, A.³

Source: International Journal of Andrology, Volume 28, Supplement 2, December 2005 , pp. 53-55(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Summary

Endocrine factors represent an important and potentially treatable cause of sexual dysfunction. The availability of a correct endocrinological diagnosis allows correct identification of most cases of sexual dysfunction in which the endocrine apparatus is involved. Not only the most frequent causes of endocrine sexual dysfunction, such as hypogonadism and hyperprolactinaemia, but almost all extra-gonadal endocrinopathies (hyper-and hypothyroidism, hyper- and hypocortisolism, steroidal secreting tumours, etc.) may have importance to a greater or lesser extent in sexual function. It is, therefore, necessary that the diagnostic process for sexual dysfunctions of an endocrine nature be as integrated and wide as possible, especially as such pathologies are normally extremely responsive to medical or surgical therapy.

Keywords: acromegaly; female sexual behaviour; hypercortisolism; hyperprolactinaemia; hyperthyroidism; hypogonadism; hyporcortisolism; hypothyroidism; sexual dysfunction

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00585.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Medical Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Seminology and Immunology of Reproduction, Policlinico ‘Umberto I’, 1st University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Rome 2: Department of Experimental Medicine, Course of Medical Sexology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila 3: Chair of Endocrinology, Department of Medical Physiopathology, 1st University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy

Publication date: 2005-12-01