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Volume 10, No 1 of informed - January 2004 [703 KB PDF]
To view individual articles from this issue click on the article links below:
 
What’s up with that?
The management of erectile dysfunction
Everyday we are inundated with advertisements touting the latest treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED). How common is ED? What causes ED? What treatments actually work? There is also a special section on andropause. Does it exist? What evidence is there for treatment?

      Related informed Plus Article(s):
        # 10110 Medications with potential effects on ED
        # 10111 Nonspecific therapies for ED

      Related Link(s):
        American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists guidelines on male sexual dysfunction
        Alberta Medical Association guideline on ED
        Department of Veterans Affairs guideline on primary care management of erectile dysfunction (including International Index of Erectile Dysfunction, found in Appendix 1)

 
Editor’s Letter
This year is the tenth anniversary of informed. Since its inception, over two million people have died in Canada. Many have died of preventable diseases…


 
More than skin deep
Investigation and treatment of hirsutism
This article reviews the common causes of hirsutism and presents a rational approach to investigation and therapy.

      Related informed Plus Article(s):
        # 10120 Medications causing hirsutism, and clinical assessment
        # 10121 Mechanical treatment of hirsutism

      Related Link(s):
        Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada guidelines on hirsutism
        American Family Physician review article (Am Fam Physician 2003;67:2565-72) on hirsutism

 
The bathroom stall
Functional constipation in children
Constipation is a common cause of symptoms in children. A simple four-step approach to the management of functional constipation is highlighted.

      Related informed Plus Article(s):
        # 10130 Clinical assessment in children with constipation

      Related Link(s):
        North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition position statement on constipation

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