print email comment close Erectile Dysfunction URL: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/impotence/ Description: "Erectile dysfunction [ED], sometimes called 'impotence,' is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse." The site includes a description of how an erection occurs, what causes ED, and how ED is diagnosed and treated. Includes illustrations. From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health. Publisher: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Library of Congress Subject Headings: Impotence Men -- Health and hygiene Sexual disorders LII Database Information: Record 14452 created by Maria Brandt on 06/20/2005 Last modification on 06/20/2005 Published: 06/20/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14452