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A shared care approach to the management of erectile dysfunction in the community

International Journal of Impotence Research volume 14, pages 189–194 (2002)Cite this article

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Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects men of all ages and results in considerable distress and impact on quality of life for those who suffer from it. As ED is associated with a wide variety of under-lying conditions and cardiovascular co-morbidities, there is a requirement for diversity of treatment options and several factors must be considered to customise and optimise therapy. In the ideal holistic approach to management of the ED patient, both primary care and specialist physicians have an important role to play. This article reports on a sequential approach for the diagnosis and treatment of ED, with an emphasis on ‘shared care’. The deliberations are based on a pan-European inter-disciplinary group that met at the Lygon Arms, UK on 22 February 2002.

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  1. Department of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    G Wagner

  2. Oude Baan 370, Leuven, Belgium

    H Claes

  3. 123 Rue de l'olivette, St Clement de Riveiere, France

    P Costa

  4. Via Verdi 8, Campi Bisenzio, Italy

    C Cricelli

  5. Nic. Maesstraat 22A, Maarssen, 3601 Dr, Holland

    J De Boer

  6. Department of Urology, Radbond University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    F M J Debruyne

  7. Court Gate House, Harbourneford, Devon, UK

    J Dean

  8. Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Belfast Hospital, Belfast, UK

    W W Dinsmore

  9. University of Dublin, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    J M Fitzpatrick

  10. Department of Urology, Institute of Urology and Nephrology, London, UK

    D J Ralph

  11. Holly Cottage, Fisherwick Road, Lichfield, UK

    G I Hackett

  12. Department of Urology, Queen's University & Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    J P Heaton

  13. 77 Mitropoleos Str, Thessaloniki, Greece

    D G Hatzichristou

  14. La Mina Health Centre, Barcelona, Spain

    J Mendive

  15. Department of Urology, University Hospital Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    E J Meuleman

  16. Urology Department, University ‘Frederico II’, Naples, Italy

    V Mirone

  17. Divisione di Urologia, Ospedale S Raffaele, Italy

    F Montorsi

  18. 4 Rue du Perigord, Paris, France

    F Raineri

  19. Department of Urology, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics Brussles, Brussles, Belgium

    C C Schulman

  20. Urologisch Klinik der Medzinischen, Hannover, Germany

    C G Stief

  21. Krummbogen 15, Marburg, Germany

    A T Von Keitz

  22. Belmont Surgery, Belmont, Durham, UK

    P J Wright

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Wagner, G., The Lygon Arms Group:., Claes, H. et al. A shared care approach to the management of erectile dysfunction in the community. Int J Impot Res 14, 189–194 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijir.3900882

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