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Disease: Erectile Dysfunction

Last update: May 2005

Intro

Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is a disease when a man cannot get or maintain an erection. This can seriously affect quality of life for millions of men. The development of medicines to treat ED has been a considerable advance in recent years.

FAQ: What does the future hold?

The development of new therapies to tackle the problems caused by diabetes and blood vessel diseases are already underway as is further research into compounds that act on the brain.