Editorial comment

Erectile dysfunction recognition dates back to Ancient Greece, praying to Aphrodite. Even the Bible mentions retribution for adultery by punishing Abimelech with impotence.1 Hippocrates described erectile dysfunction as an imbalance of humors. Still, it was Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 –1519) who first clarified these classical descriptions by observing the requirement of blood flow from executed men's resulting erections after hanging.2 However, the teachings of Hippocrates pervaded Western medical thought until well into the Renaissance.

Source: Urology - April 30, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Michael W. Witthaus, Ronald Rabinowitz Source Type: research