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Erection Failure: Impotence
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Erection Failure: Impotence
The person is unable to acheive or maintain an erection. Also known as erectile dysfunction.
Symptom classification
Body areaPelvic
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
22- 47 XYY (Klinefelters) Syndrome
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Autonomic Neuropathy
- Balanitis
- Balanoposthitis
- Chronic Blood Loss
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Cushings Syndrome
- Diabetes Type 1
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Galactorrhea
- Generalized Hypopituitarism
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV AIDS)
- Iron Toxicity
- Male Hypogonadism
- Male Sexual Dysfunction
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Polyneuropathy
- Prostatitis
- Pure Autonomic Failure
- Somatization Disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
36- Amiloride
- Atenolol
- Atorvastatin
- Cimetidine
- Clomipramine
- Disulfiram
- Finasteride
- Gemfibrozil
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Imipramine
- Itraconazole
- Ketoconazole
- Methadone
- Methyldopa
- Metoprolol
- Mianserin
- Nebivolol
- Oxprenolol
- Phenelzine
- Phentermine
- Pindolol
- Risperidone
- Rosuvastatin
- Sertraline
- Simvastatin
- Sotalol
- Spironolactone
- Tamoxifen
- Terazosin
- Timolol
- Trandolapril
- Tranylcypromine
- Triamterene
- Trimipramine
- Venlafaxine
- Zopiclone