Understanding Erectile Dysfunction - GLOSSARY Of Terms related to Erectile Dysfunction
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Abdomen - the part of the body below the ribs and above the pelvic bone.
Anejaculation - inability to ejaculate.
Angina - pain in your chest, with a feeling of suffocation.
Anorganism - failure to have an orgasm.
Artery - a blood vessel that carriers blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
cGMP - a substance that helps arteries and muscles to relax so blood can flow more easily.
Cholesterol - a type of soft, fat like substance that is a source of fuel and contributes to cell structure, the manufacturing of hormones and other body functions.
Corpus cavernosum - tube-like structure in the penis, involved in erections.
Diabetes mellitus - a chronic disease associated with high blood sugar.
Diagnosis - to determine the cause or presence of a problem.
Doppler Ultrasound - use of a Doppler probe during an ultrasound to look at blood flow.
Ejaculate - semen, the thick fluid that carries sperm.
Erectile dysfunction - the inability to achieve or maintain an erection enough for the completion of intercourse.
Erection - "hard" or rigid penis.
Genitalia - external sex organs.
Hypertension - high blood pressure.
Impotence - erectile dysfunction or erection difficulties.
Libido - sexual desires or sex drive.
Nitrate - a form of nitric oxide that makes the blood vessels to the heart get larger. Nitroglycerine is a nitrate.
Nitroglycerine - a medicine for the relief of chest pain (angina). See Nitrate.
Nocturnal Penile Tumescence (NPT) Study - nocturnal means at night, tumescence means swelling or penile rigidity-this test evaluates the frequency and quality of erections that you have at night.
Orgasm - climax.
PDE5 (Phosphodiesterase Type 5) - an enzyme that breaks down cGMP.
PDE5 (Phosphodiesterase Type 5) Inhibitor - a substance that prevents PDE5 from being degraded, allowing the build up of cGMP. More cGMP will help arteries and muscles relax so blood can flow into the penis, helping to create an erection.
Peyronie's disease - a condition causing a curve in the penis.
Premature ejaculation - ejaculation soon after erection.
Priapism - an erection that occurs without sexual stimulation.
Prostate - gland that surrounds the urethra, just under the bladder.
Psychogenic - coming from or originating in the mind.
Retrograde ejaculation - when ejaculate flows back into the bladder rather than out the penis.
Side effect - a reaction to a medicine.
Symptom - something you describe, like pain.
Testosterone - a male hormone.
Urethra - the tube you urinate through.
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Anejaculation - inability to ejaculate.
Angina - pain in your chest, with a feeling of suffocation.
Anorganism - failure to have an orgasm.
Artery - a blood vessel that carriers blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
cGMP - a substance that helps arteries and muscles to relax so blood can flow more easily.
Cholesterol - a type of soft, fat like substance that is a source of fuel and contributes to cell structure, the manufacturing of hormones and other body functions.
Corpus cavernosum - tube-like structure in the penis, involved in erections.
Diabetes mellitus - a chronic disease associated with high blood sugar.
Diagnosis - to determine the cause or presence of a problem.
Doppler Ultrasound - use of a Doppler probe during an ultrasound to look at blood flow.
Ejaculate - semen, the thick fluid that carries sperm.
Erectile dysfunction - the inability to achieve or maintain an erection enough for the completion of intercourse.
Erection - "hard" or rigid penis.
Genitalia - external sex organs.
Hypertension - high blood pressure.
Impotence - erectile dysfunction or erection difficulties.
Libido - sexual desires or sex drive.
Nitrate - a form of nitric oxide that makes the blood vessels to the heart get larger. Nitroglycerine is a nitrate.
Nitroglycerine - a medicine for the relief of chest pain (angina). See Nitrate.
Nocturnal Penile Tumescence (NPT) Study - nocturnal means at night, tumescence means swelling or penile rigidity-this test evaluates the frequency and quality of erections that you have at night.
Orgasm - climax.
PDE5 (Phosphodiesterase Type 5) - an enzyme that breaks down cGMP.
PDE5 (Phosphodiesterase Type 5) Inhibitor - a substance that prevents PDE5 from being degraded, allowing the build up of cGMP. More cGMP will help arteries and muscles relax so blood can flow into the penis, helping to create an erection.
Peyronie's disease - a condition causing a curve in the penis.
Premature ejaculation - ejaculation soon after erection.
Priapism - an erection that occurs without sexual stimulation.
Prostate - gland that surrounds the urethra, just under the bladder.
Psychogenic - coming from or originating in the mind.
Retrograde ejaculation - when ejaculate flows back into the bladder rather than out the penis.
Side effect - a reaction to a medicine.
Symptom - something you describe, like pain.
Testosterone - a male hormone.
Urethra - the tube you urinate through.
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