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Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility
Published on: May 30, 2025
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1Human Sexuality Program, Psychology in Psychiatry, Reproductive Medicine & Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY, USA. drpnyc@mac.com.
International Journal of Impotence Research
|September 24, 2025
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