Propranolol and Sexual Impotence
Authors: SUE COPPINGER WARREN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Comments1 January 1977Propranolol and Sexual ImpotenceSUE COPPINGER WARREN, M.D., STAFFORD G. WARREN, M.D., F.A.C.C.SUE COPPINGER WARREN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STAFFORD G. WARREN, M.D., F.A.C.C.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-1-112_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We wish to call attention to propranolol as an additional cause of drug-induced erectile dysfunction that was not listed by Levine in a recent review of this subject (Ann Intern Med85:342-350, 1976). Although sexual impotence is not mentioned as an adverse effect of propranolol in thePhysician's Desk Reference, this effect has been reported in patients on high-dose (average of 255 mg/day) propranolol therapy for angina pectoris (1). A recent single case report in this journal comments on this adverse effect as well (2). In the past 2 years, 95 men with angina, or hypertension, or...References1. WARRENBREWERORGAIN SDE: Long-term propranolol therapy for angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol 37:420-426, 1976. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. KNARR J: Impotence from propranolol? Ann Intern Med 85:259, 1976 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: SUE COPPINGER WARREN, M.D.; STAFFORD G. WARREN, M.D., F.A.C.C.Affiliations: Departmentof Medicine Charleston Division West Virginia University Charleston, WV PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBeta-blockers in patients without heart failure after myocardial infarctionBeta-blockers for suspected or diagnosed acute myocardial infarctionBeta-blockers for heart failureBeta-blockers for non-acute treatment after myocardial infarctionBeta-blockers for suspected or diagnosed acute myocardial infarctionCancer and Sexual DysfunctionErectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular DiseaseErectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular DiseaseAntihypertensive treatment and erectile dysfunction in a cohort of type II diabetes patientsThe Impact of First-Line Antihypertensive Drugs on Erectile DysfunctionBeta-blocker effects on sexual function in normal malesNeurological complications of cardiovascular therapyA Pragmatic Approach to Sexual Dysfunction in Diabetic Men: Psychosexual CounsellingErectile Dysfunction Associated with Pharmacological AgentsSexual Dysfunction Due to Antihypertensive AgentsEffects of antihypertensive drugs on sexual behaviour of male ratsSexual dysfunction associated with oral antihypertensive medication: A critical survey of the literatureBeta-blocking drugs and anxietyPharmacosexology: The Effects of Drugs on Sexual Function – A ReviewAntihypertensive therapy and male sexual dysfunctionPropranolol Erectile Dysfunction RelievedJØRN BATHEN, M.D.Effects of alpha-methyldopa on male sexual functionAnti-anginal and beta adrenoceptor blocking drugs 1 January 1977Volume 86, Issue 1Page: 112-112KeywordsAnginaDrugsErectile dysfunctionHypertension ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1977 PDF downloadLoading ...