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Recreation use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, the other side of erectile dysfunction
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To the Editor, In 1998 Sildenafil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as first line therapy for erectile dysfunction. Since then, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) represent the first-line treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), improving physiological erectile function, sexual orgasmic function, psychological self-esteem, couples’ relationship, and quality of life. [...]
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Fusco, G. M., Cirillo, L., Mastrangelo, F., Romano, F., Di Mauro, E., Cacace, G., Spena, G., Iannicelli, A., Franzese, C. A., Mirone, V., La Rocca, R., & Napolitano, L. (2023). Recreation use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, the other side of erectile dysfunction. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 95(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2023.11350
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