Erectile dysfunction: does insulin resistance play a part?

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 771 - 778
• Main Authors: Trussell, J.C., M.D, Legro, Richard S., M.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - therapeutic use; Adult; Aged; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Erectile dysfunction; Erectile Dysfunction - drug therapy; Erectile Dysfunction - etiology; Gonadal Steroid Hormones - physiology; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Insulin - physiology; insulin resistance; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical sciences; metformin; Middle Aged; nitric oxide; Nitric Oxide - physiology; Nitric Oxide Synthase - antagonists & inhibitors; Nitric Oxide Synthase - physiology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases - metabolism; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - physiology; metformin; nitric oxide; Erectile dysfunction; insulin resistance; Endocrinopathy; Target tissue resistance; Hypoglycemic agent; Biguanides; Erection disorders; Nitric oxide; Sexual dysfunction; Insulin resistance; Metformin; Male genital diseases; Insulin

Objective To review MEDLINE literature for correlations between insulin resistance and erectile dysfunction (ED). Design MEDLINE literature review (1966 to present). Setting Academic medical center. Patient(s) None. Intervention(s) None. Main Outcome Measure(s) None. Result(s) Erectile dysfunction a...