Effect of blood sampling on apomorphine-induced penile tumescence in erectile impotence: a case report

Apomorphine HCl (Apo) (0.5 mg sc), but not placebo, induced an erectile response (monitored with a mercury strain gauge) lasting 40 min in an impotent hyperprolactinemic patient. Serial blood sampling modified the 40 min erectile response. Prompt detumescence followed by complete or partial restorat...

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Published in:Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience 1995-05, Vol.20 (3), p.233-235
Main Authors: KIELY, M. E, THAVUNDAYIL, J. X, LAL, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apomorphine - pharmacology
Biological and medical sciences
Erectile Dysfunction
Genital system. Reproduction
Humans
Hyperprolactinemia - diagnosis
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Penile Erection - drug effects
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Testosterone - analysis
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Summary:Apomorphine HCl (Apo) (0.5 mg sc), but not placebo, induced an erectile response (monitored with a mercury strain gauge) lasting 40 min in an impotent hyperprolactinemic patient. Serial blood sampling modified the 40 min erectile response. Prompt detumescence followed by complete or partial restoration of tumescence occurred each time blood was drawn. This observation points to the sensitivity of the Apo-erectile response to experimental procedures subjectively perceived as anxiogenic.
ISSN:1180-4882
1488-2434