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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2020 Sep 16;205(2):539–544. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001367

Table 2.

Use of Erectile Dysfunction Prescription Medication or Supplements by Degree of Self-Reported Erectile Dysfunction among 18–31 Year-Old, Sexually Active Men in the US Growing Up Today Study, 2013 Data (n= 2,660)

No Erectile Dysfunction n=2283 Mild Erectile Dysfunction n=300 Mild-Moderate Erectile Dysfunction n=52 Moderate or Severe Erectile Dysfunction n=25
Any Past Year Use of Erectile Dysfunction Prescription Medication or Supplement 28 21 12 3
Source of the medication or supplement
  Prescribed by a health care provider 4 8 10 1
  Prescribed to someone else 7 4 0 0
  Purchased abroad or online without proof of prescription 5 2 1 0
  Over the counter (no prescription required) 13 3 2 2
  Specialty health or natural food store 6 4 3 1

Note: Counts of users of prescription medication or supplements for addressing erectile dysfunction and counts of sources of medication and supplements may be discrepant if users are utilizing multiple forms of treatments from multiple sources.