A urologist reports that middle-aged men who suffer penis problems are often on the way to serious heart disease. He claims that any men suffering from erectile dysfunction problems should be assessed for cardiovascular disease. Hormonal changes, spinal cord injury, physical injury to the organ, surgery, depression, drug side effects and prostate cancer treatment may all cause erectile dysfunction problems.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Journal Gazette
About: Erectile dysfunction is often a symptom of other bigger problems
Date: 9 December 2004
Source: The Journal Gazette
Author: Rosa Salter
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