Two hundred and eighty male patients were examined for either peptic ulcer or impotence. Thirty-six of these suffered from impotence in association with duodenal or stomach ulcer. Surprisingly, all thirty-six patients, having been afflicted with both conditions, complained about only one of them, those with ulcers not having been disturbed by their impotence and vice versa.
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