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Prevention
By Mayo Clinic staffThe best way to prevent erectile dysfunction is to make healthy lifestyle choices and to manage any existing health problems you have. Here are some things you can do:
- Work with your doctor to manage diabetes, heart disease or other chronic health problems.
- See your doctor for regular checkups and medical screening tests.
- Stop smoking, limit or avoid alcohol, and don't use street drugs.
- Exercise regularly.
- Take steps to reduce stress.
- Get help for anxiety or depression.
References
- AUA guideline on the management of erectile dysfunction: Diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Linthicum, Md.: American Urological Association. http://www.auanet.org/content/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-guidelines.cfm?sub=ed. Accessed Nov. 21, 2009.
- Kolodny L. Erectile dysfunction. In: Rakel RE, et al. Conn's Current Therapy. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders; 2009. hhttp://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-5974-5..00177-5--s0090&uniq=172836296&isbn=978-1-4160-5974-5#lpState=open&lpTab=contentsTab&content=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-5974-5..00177-5%3Bfrom%3Dtoc%3Btype%3DbookPage%3Bisbn%3D978-1-4160-5974-5. Accessed Nov. 21, 2009.
- Ghanem G, et al. An evidence-based perspective to commonly performed erectile dysfunction investigations. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2008;5:1582.
- Selvin E, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction in the U.S. The American Journal of Medicine. 2007;120:151.
- Spark RF. Treatment of male sexual dysfunction. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Nov. 21, 2009.
- Rohren CH (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 17, 2009.
- Park J, et al. Complementary and alternative medicine in men's health. Journal of Men's Health. 2008;5:305.
- Bauer B. Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine. New York, N.Y.: Time Inc. Home Entertainment; 2007:174.
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