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Medical symptoms
Erectile dysfunction is characterized by the inability to maintain
an erection. Normal erections during sleep and in the early morning
suggest a psychogenic cause, while loss of these erections may signify
underlying disease, often cardiovascular in origin. Other factors
leading to erectile dysfunction are diabetes mellitus (causing neuropathy)
or hypogonadism (decreased testosterone levels due to disease affecting
the testicles or the pituitary gland).
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