Open AccessEvaluating Erectile Dysfunction: Don’t Forget Hypofunctional Thyroid!
Author(s) -
Andrea Fabiani
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.33169/uro.uoaoj-i-102
Subject(s) - erectile dysfunction , medicine , endocrine system , thyroid disease , disease , thyroid , thyroid dysfunction , physiology , gynecology , hormone
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is a substantial problem in men, both in terms of its prevalence and impact. Endocrine abnormalities increase in prevalence with increasing age as well as ED increases with age. Reports suggested that thyroid disease may contribute to 6% of cases of impotence. In scientific literature there are only a few papers that address the problem of the relationship between hypothyroidism and sexual dysfunctions.