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[Growth hormone deficiency and age-related erectile dysfunction]
Xing Huang1, Shilin Li, Liquan Hu
1Research Center of Urology & Andrology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue = National Journal of Andrology
|December 15, 2004
Abstract:
The incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) significantly increases in aging men, which may be associated with the decrease of the serum growth hormone (GH) level. GH may play an important role in the maintenance of penile erectile function, perhaps by promotion of the NO-cGMP pathway, stimulation of the regeneration of NOS-containing nerve fibers and the augmentation of androgenic action.