Improvement of chronic pain by treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Introduction: Pain specialists, who do not routinely examine patients regarding their sexual medicine problems, need to be aware that sexual problems can and do aggravate the patient's pain. Patients may refuse to admit suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) but complain about continuous or progressive severe pain. These patients may be best managed by the combined team effort of a sexual medicine specialist and pain specialist.

Erectile dysfunction in men with angiographically documented coronary artery disease.

Introduction: We evaluated erectile function of men with coronary artery disease (CAD) and the relation between the degree of erectile dysfunction (ED) and the extent of coronary artery stenosis on cardiac angiography.

Materials And Methods: Nondiabetic men with CAD documented by angiography were evaluated for ED. Erectile function was assessed by a 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Dysfunction, the Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM).