erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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For example, companies are selling personalized compounded drugs that combine weight loss and erectile dysfunction treatments, but is this safe?
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Hank Naughton, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Weinstein’s defense team began calling witnesses late Wednesday, and brought in a physician and pharmacist to the stand to describe an erectile dysfunction medication that had come up in testimony as the complaining witnesses described encounters with Weinstein.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
In the case of a patient who has taken medications for erectile dysfunction in the past 36 hours, the answer in that case would be no.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
On the flip side, some on Reddit have complained of erectile dysfunction after starting GLP-1 agonists.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Hank Naughton, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Weinstein’s defense team began calling witnesses late Wednesday, and brought in a physician and pharmacist to the stand to describe an erectile dysfunction medication that had come up in testimony as the complaining witnesses described encounters with Weinstein.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
In the case of a patient who has taken medications for erectile dysfunction in the past 36 hours, the answer in that case would be no.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
On the flip side, some on Reddit have complained of erectile dysfunction after starting GLP-1 agonists.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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