A clinic initiated by UTMB for the treatment of sexual dysfunction

16 November, 2005

More than 50 percent of men between the ages of 40 and 70 experience sexual or erectile dysfunction (ED) at some point of time in their life. ED is caused by vascular conditions in more than 80 percent of all cases. ED can be devastating to a man and his partner and it is often linked to other life threatening problems like heart disease.

Physicians at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston are working to reverse the stigma of erectile dysfunction and treat the problem through a new program called the UTMB Multidisciplinary Clinic for Sexual Health. The clinic provides a first-visit cardiac, cardiovascular and sexual dysfunction evaluation for high-risk patients with a history of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure or other types of heart disease.

After the first assessment, the patient is referred to a specialist. Physicians in the clinic specialize in cardiology, urology, psychiatry, vascular surgery and endocrinology. Each treatment plan is designed specifically to treat the patient’s combined needs for providing maximum benefit to them.

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