AUA Erectile Dysfunction Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

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Document Overview

Document Title: Erectile Dysfunction

Authoring Society: American Urological Association

Document Publication Date: Sep 1, 2018

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 5, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.auanet.org/guidelines-and-quality/guidelines/erectile-dysfunction-(ed)-guideline

Source Citation: Burnett AL, Nehra A, Breau RH, Culkin DJ, Faraday MM, Hakim LS, Heidelbaugh J, Khera M, McVary KT, Miner MM, Nelson CJ, Sadeghi-Nejad H, Seftel AD, Shindel AW. Erectile Dysfunction: AUA Guideline. J Urol. 2018 Sep;200(3):633-641. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 7. Erratum in: J Urol. 2022 Mar;207(3):743. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002389. Erratum in: J Urol. 2022 Mar;207(3):743. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002436. PMID: 29746858.

Supplemental Implementation Resources

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Document Objectives: The purpose of this guideline is to provide a clinical strategy for the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).

Scope: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D007172 - Erectile Dysfunction

D007172 - Erectile Dysfunction

Keywords: ED, Reproductive Health, erectile dysfunction

Inclusion Criteria: Male, Adult, Older Adult

Health Care Settings: Ambulatory, Outpatient

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 1,007

Literature Search End Date: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: Yes

Discloses funding source?: Yes

Discloses conflicts of interest?: Yes

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No