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Testosterone Therapy for Low Sexual Interest and Erectile Dysfunction in Men: a Controlled Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ronan O'Carroll  and
John Bancroft
Ronan O'Carroll
Affiliation:
Clinical Consultant MRC Reproductive Biology Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, 37 Chalmers Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EW
John Bancroft*
Affiliation:
Clinical Consultant MRC Reproductive Biology Unit, Centre for Reproductive Biology, 37 Chalmers Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EW
*
∗ Correspondence
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Summary

A double blind cross-over comparison of testosterone and placebo injection was carried out in two groups of men with normal circulating testosterone levels, 10 complaining principally of loss of sexual interest and 10 complaining principally of erectile failure. A significant increase in sexual interest was produced by testosterone in the first group. There was no effect on erectile function in either group. These results support previous findings from hypogonadal men that testosterone influences sexual interest but not erectile function, and indicate that increasing plasma testosterone can effect sexual interest even in men with pre-treatment testosterone levels within the normal range.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 2 , August 1984 , pp. 146 - 151
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1984 

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