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Voices and Choices: Physician, Patient, and Partner Perspectives on the Management of Erectile Dysfunction, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, January 2006, Pages 4–9, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00159.x
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A continuing medical education symposium will be presented on Friday, November 18, 2005, in conjunction with the Sexual Medicine Society of North America Fall Meeting, New York, New York. This program is sponsored by Albert Einstein College of Medicine, coordinated by Haymarket Medical Continuing Education, and supported by an educational grant from Lilly ICOS, LLC.
Needs Assessment
Data from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study suggest that more than half of all men over the age of 40 suffer from some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) [1]. Because sexuality and sexual expression are such an integral part of life at all ages, ED can be detrimental to both the patient and his partner with regard to self‐esteem, intimate relationships, and general quality of life.
Until relatively recently, most men with ED (and their partners) generally suffered in silence, embarrassed about discussing the problem with their physicians. Physicians had little to offer that was noninvasive, as well as safe, effective, and easy to use for most patients. The advent of the oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors has changed the ED scenario. Patients have become more comfortable discussing ED in a clinical setting. They now know that they can ask for a prescription for a tablet to address the problem. When they make that request, clinicians can now choose among several products in the PDE5 inhibitor class.