Current diagnosis and management of erectile dysfunction

Agnihotri, Kriti; Ting, Eugene; Francis, Ian C

doi:10.5694/mja2.50450

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To the Editor: We thoroughly enjoyed the insightful review on erectile dysfunction by McMahon.1 We offer some observations, as most of the abnormalities described in erectile dysfunction are also associated with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

1 Prince of Wales Hospital and Community Health Services, Sydney, NSW
2 Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, NSW
3 UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW

Correspondence: kriti@live.com.au

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