Effect of hypothyroidism on the nitrergic relaxant responses of corpus cavernosal smooth muscle in rabbits


Sarac B., Yildirim M., Bagcivan I., Kaya K., Kilicarslan H., Yildirim Ş.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.13, no.1, pp.58-63, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: The incidence of hormonal dysfunction as a cause of impotence remains controversial. However, several recent studies have reported evidence of hormonal abnormalities in 25-35% of impotent men. Hypothyroidism has been reported to occur in 6% of impotent men.