If you’ve visited the other parts of this Erectile Dysfunction Guide series, you’re well acquainted with ED. We’ve covered how to properly identify erectile dysfunction and discussed some of the best treatment options and strategies for dealing with it.
Here, we close the series by listing some useful organizations and resources you can turn to for additional support and information, along with an abbreviated glossary of essential terms related to erectile dysfunction.
Useful Erectile Dysfunction Resources and Organizations
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), this service includes a wide range of material on erectile dysfunction, including information on diagnosis, causes, and treatments for ED. The Clearinghouse also highlights some of the current research being done on ED and provides a downloadable guide to erectile dysfunction.
- Medline Plus: Erectile Dysfunction
Medline Plus is a service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. This section of the Medline Plus website is dedicated to erectile dysfunction, including ED news, research and journal articles, treatment and therapy options, and a variety of links to ED-related issues.
- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)AASECT
is a not-for-profit professional organization whose members include sex therapists, counselors and educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and allied health professionals. The association’s website enables men or couples affected by erectile dysfunction to locate qualified professionals with experience dealing with ED.
- American Urological Association (AUA)
The AUA has more than 15,000 professional members and focuses on promoting and advancing high standards of urological care. Its UrologyHealth.org website contains information for patients on erectile dysfunction, including risks factors and causes for ED, and a variety of non-surgical treatment options. It also provides downloadable erectile dysfunction resources and a link to find a qualified urologist in your area.
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
SIECUS is dedicated to ensuring that people of all ages and backgrounds receive high quality, comprehensive education about sexuality. The organization specializes in publishing and distributing information on a range of sexual issues, including impotence and erectile dysfunction.
Erectile Dysfunction Support Groups
While the above organizations can provide a range of news, information and other valuable ED-related services, sometimes there is no substitute for interacting with other people who face the same challenges:
- Online communities and forums can offer a supportive, confidential environment through which one can discuss experiences with erectile dysfunction and share information about treatment options, coping strategies, etc.
- Local community support groups allow men and couples affected by erectile dysfunction to meet and share their experiences. Your physician, counselor or many of the organizations listed above may be able to refer you to an ED support group in your area.
We hope you have found this 6-part Erectile Dysfunction Guide useful. To review the previous 5 Guide sections, click on the following links:
- Overview & Facts
- Causes and Prevention of Erectile Dysfunction
- Diagnosis & Tests For Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Erectile Dysfunction Treatment & Care
- Living & Managing
