Adipokines, Hormonal Parameters, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Similarities and Differences Between Patients with Erectile Dysfunction of Arteriogenic and Nonarteriogenic Origin

Not all ED cases are similar. In fact, A‐ED patients display a more complicated metabolic status characterized by overweight and obesity and associated to sexual hormone alteration. Whether changes in body composition and modulation of adipokine levels can improve local endothelial function need further investigation. Dozio E, Barassi A, Dogliotti G, Malavazos AE, Colpi GM, D'Eril GVM, and Corsi MM. Adipokines, hormonal parameters, and cardiovascular risk factors: Similarities and differences between patients with erectile dysfunction of arteriogenic and nonarteriogenic origin. J Sex Med 2012;9:2370-2377.