erectile dysfunction
noun
: chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence
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This included no meaningful excess of memory loss or dementia, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, weight gain, nausea, fatigue or headache.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Research has indicated that Korean red ginseng could be useful as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.
—Pubsubhub User, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Very few are going to buy medications with cash, unless the drug is not a covered benefit, like weight loss or erectile dysfunction drugs.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
This included no meaningful excess of memory loss or dementia, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, weight gain, nausea, fatigue or headache.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Erectile dysfunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erectile%20dysfunction. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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