Items Tagged ‘sickle cell disease’
April 26, 2013
Sickle cell disease accounts for many priapism cases
Thanks to commercials for erectile dysfunction drugs, men know to seek medical attention for “erections lasting more than four hours,” but a new study suggests a blood disorder is the cause of many prolonged erections. “I would say what the paper is telling us is that sickle-cell disease is still responsible for the bulk of […]
Tags: Dr. Gregory Broderick, priapism, prolonged erection, Reuters, sickle cell disease