Penile Erection

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The state of the PENIS when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen (tumid) with BLOOD and causes the penis to become rigid and elevated. It is a complex process involving CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HORMONES; SMOOTH MUSCLES; and vascular functions.

Descriptor ID	D010410
MeSH Number(s)	G08.686.784.717
Concept/Terms	Penile Erection Penile Erection Erection, Penile Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Nocturnal Penile Tumescence Penile Tumescence, Nocturnal Tumescence, Nocturnal Penile Penile Tumescence Penile Tumescence Tumescence, Penile

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Biological Sciences [G]
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena [G08]
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena [G08.686]
Reproduction [G08.686.784]
Penile Erection [G08.686.784.717]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Slayday RE, Bell TR, Lyons MJ, Warren Ba TS, Toomey R, Vandiver R, Sliwinski MJ, Kremen WS, Franz CE. Erectile Function, Sexual Satisfaction, and Cognitive Decline in Men From Midlife to Older Adulthood. Gerontologist. 2023 02 25; 63(2):382-394.

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Finkelstein JS, Lee H, Burnett-Bowie SM, Darakananda K, Gentile EC, Goldstein DW, Prizand SH, Krivicich LM, Taylor AP, Wulczyn KE, Leder BZ, Yu EW. Dose-Response Relationships Between Gonadal Steroids and Bone, Body Composition, and Sexual Function in Aging Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 08 01; 105(8).

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Salonia A, Adaikan G, Buvat J, Carrier S, El-Meliegy A, Hatzimouratidis K, McCullough A, Morgentaler A, Torres LO, Khera M. Sexual Rehabilitation After Treatment For Prostate Cancer-Part 2: Recommendations From the Fourth International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2015). J Sex Med. 2017 Mar; 14(3):297-315.

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Salonia A, Adaikan G, Buvat J, Carrier S, El-Meliegy A, Hatzimouratidis K, McCullough A, Morgentaler A, Torres LO, Khera M. Sexual Rehabilitation After Treatment for Prostate Cancer-Part 1: Recommendations From the Fourth International Consultation for Sexual Medicine (ICSM 2015). J Sex Med. 2017 Mar; 14(3):285-296.

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Ghasemi M, Dehpour AR, Moore KP, Mani AR. Role of endogenous hydrogen sulfide in neurogenic relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum. Biochem Pharmacol. 2012 May 01; 83(9):1261-8.

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Goldstein I, McCullough AR, Jones LA, Hellstrom WJ, Bowden CH, Didonato K, Trask B, Day WW. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled evaluation of the safety and efficacy of avanafil in subjects with erectile dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2012 Apr; 9(4):1122-33.

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Glina S, Sommers WJ, McCullough AR. Lue TF, Zeineh SJ, Scmidt RA and Tanagho EA--Neuroanatomy of penile erection: its relevance to iatrogenic impotence. 1984. J Sex Med. 2011 Feb; 8(2):337-40.

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McCullough AR, Levine LA, Padma-Nathan H. Return of nocturnal erections and erectile function after bilateral nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy in men treated nightly with sildenafil citrate: subanalysis of a longitudinal randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. J Sex Med. 2008 Feb; 5(2):476-84.

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Ghasemi M, Sadeghipour H, Dehpour AR. Anandamide improves the impaired nitric oxide-mediated neurogenic relaxation of the corpus cavernosum in diabetic rats: involvement of cannabinoid CB1 and vanilloid VR1 receptors. BJU Int. 2007 Dec; 100(6):1385-90.

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Padma-Nathan H, Montorsi F, Giuliano F, Meuleman E, Auerbach S, Eardley I, McCullough A, Homering M, Segerson T. Vardenafil restores erectile function to normal range in men with erectile dysfunction. J Sex Med. 2007 Jan; 4(1):152-161.

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