Effect ofl-DOPA on sexually impotent patients

✍ Scribed by O. Benkert; G. Crombach; G. Kockott

• Book ID: 104764766
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1972
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 248 KB
• Volume: 23
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3158
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00414417

✦ Synopsis

In a pilot study ten sexually impotent patients, in whom psychic causes could be excluded to a large extent, were selected to take L-DOPA for about 12 weeks. Two had to be excluded because of side-effects. The most obvious effect was the increase in frequency of spontaneous erection during the night. A slight to moderate increase in degree of penile erection was also observed for 6 of 8 patients, but the erection ability was insufficient to consummate sexual intercourse. An increase in libido was observed in two patients only. Psychic changes were not found; only one patient showed high irritability. Five patients noticed that they could carry out their dMly work more efficiently.