Options for Erectile Dysfunction

This is from an article published in ModernMedicine and posted here to highlight the numbers involved as well as being informative:

Publish date: Sep 3, 2010

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases states that between 15 and 30 million men in the United States are affected by erectile dysfunction (ED). Regardless of the root cause, your patients will be reassured to know that want to know that ED can be treated. ModernMedicine has the resources you need to inform them of the options.

ModernMedicine Erectile Dysfunction Center
Visit this ModernMedicine page to access articles, tools, blogs, and CME on erectile dysfunction.


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