What Were The ED Study's Aims?

• As for the study itself, the researchers aims were, in their words, to get a clearer picture of:
  • "The prevalence and severity of erectile dysfunction with increasing age"
  • "The different pathogenetic factors that could contribute to age-related ED"

    (In laymans' terms:

    - Exactly how ED develops and how medical conditions (both directly implicated - such as declines in hormones) and underlying (such as heart desease) influence the onset and progression of erectile dysfunction .

  • "Organic, relational and intrapsychic components of ED as a function of patients' age")

    That is to say, how psychological and physiological aspects of the condition and also a patients relationship with his partner, contributed overall to patients' erectile dysfunction in different age groups.

    where:

    - Organic:= the physiological component of ED.

    - Relational:= Pertaining to the relationship that an individual has with with his partner.

    - Intrapsychic:= Pertaining to any psychological issues an individual might have that could affect his ED.
    (These could be anything from transient worries, to at a deeper level depression).

Who Took Part In The Ed Research?

• Participating patients, ranging in age from 30 to 70, were subjected to biochemical, hormonal, psychometric and penile vascular tests.

What methods did the study use