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Association Between Neuropathic Pain, Pregabalin Treatment, and Erectile Dysfunction

Mehtap Bozkurt, Cüneyt Göçmez, Haluk Söylemez, Mansur Dağgülli, Serda Em, Murat Atar, Yaşar Bozkurt, İsa Özbey

The Journal of Sexual Medicine · 2014 · 16 citations · 21 references

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Taking pregabalin for the treatment of neuropathic pain poses an increased risk for developing ED in male patients. Thus, clinicians prescribing pregabalin to patients diagnosed with neuropathic pain should assess for ED before and during treatment with this medication.

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