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Viagra Information
http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/viagra/default.htm
This U.S. Food and Drug Administration page announces its approval of Viagra, the first oral pill to treat impotence, with information about how the drug works, questions and answers, side effects and more.


Impotence Resource Center
http://www.impotence.org/
This nonprofit organization works to promote a better understanding of impotence with information on causes, treatments and facts about impotence. It also offers a free quarterly newsletter and posts new press releases and articles related to erectile dysfunction.


Impotence
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/urolog/pubs/impotnce/impotnce.htm
This page, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, describes impotence, its diagnosis and treatments. It also includes anatomical diagrams and a list of resources.


National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement on Impotence
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Search&db=books&doptcmdl=GenBookHL&term=Impotence+AND+hstat%5Bbook%5D+AND+297843%5Buid%5D&rid=hstat4.chapter.11491
Geared toward the medical community, this NIH article details results from a health conference on erectile dysfunction in 1992. The article focuses on several issues including prevalence with age, the social impact of impotence, risk factors leading to erectile dysfunction, and prevention.


Impotence: A Woman's Perspective
http://www.grandtimes.com/impotencew.html
This article, written by a doctor associated with the Impotence Resource Center, discusses fears and issues of women with impotent partners.


Books
Reclaiming Male Sexuality: A Guide to Potency, Vitality, and Prowess
by George Ryan
M. Evans and Co., 1997

Diagnosis and Management of Male Sexual Dysfunction (Topics in Clinical Urology)
by John J. Mulcahy
Igaku-Shoin Medical Publications, 1997

Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction
by Wayne J. G. Hellstrom (Editor)
Springer Verlag, 1997

Male Sexual Health
Consumer Reports Books, 1991

Miraculous Breakthroughs for Prostate and Impotency Problems: Advice on Prevention, Self-Treatment, Medication, Testing
by William L. Fischer
1994

Organizations
"Chart a New Course For Your Health" Campaign
1-800-835-9021
This confidential toll-free number established by the American Foundation for Urologic Disease provides information for individuals interested in learning more about erectile dysfunction.

Impotence Information Center
P.O. Box 9
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(800) 843-4315

Impotence Institute of America
8201 Corporate Drive
Suite 320
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 577-0650

Sexual Function Health Council
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
300 West Pratt Street
Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 242-2383

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