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Erectile dysfunction and testosterone deficiency syndrome: the “portal to men’s health”

Michael B. Greenspan¹, Jack Barkin²

1 Department of Surgery (Urology), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2 Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Michael Greenspan, 414 Victoria Avenue North, Suite M11, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 5G8 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2012, 19(Suppl.5), 18-27.

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction (ED) and testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) are closely related. In addition to affecting men’s sexual health, both conditions also affect other male health issues. Screening for ED, especially in younger men, should become standard clinical practice for the primary care physician. Possible systemic effects and associated effects of TDS are now well documented. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is very safe and effective in the right man.

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