The Possible Effects of Methadone Maintenance Therapy on Erectile Dysfunction in Male Addicts Visiting MMT Centers of Rasht
Background: Methadone is considered a long-acting opioid agonist which is widely used in the treatment of drug addiction. It is believed that opioids can cause erectile dysfunction (ED) by inhibiting gonadotropin and testosterone release. This study is aimed at defining the possible effects of conse...
Main Authors: | Morteza Rahbar Taramsari, Alireza Badsar, Siavash Falahatkar, Hadi Movassagh, Morteza Fallah KarKan, Sina Montazeri, Hamidreza Molazade |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arak University of Medical Sciences
2014-06-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=319&sid=1&slc_lang=en |
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