impotence

Example Sentences

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Statins do not cause the majority of the possible side effects listed, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, weight gain and impotence, says the team funded by the British Heart Foundation.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Men do not face a binary choice between power, birthright and dignity on one hand, and emasculation and impotence on the other.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

In fact, despite all of DeLillo’s fascination with terrorism and death cults and the impotence of the individual swept up in unstoppable social forces, I’ve never considered him to be an especially paranoid writer.

From New York Times • May 22, 2024

In the 1920s, a quack named John Brinkley became a household name by implanting goat testicles into the bodies of patients complaining of infertility and impotence.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

He was sixteen at the time of the invasion and shared with other Dutch teenagers the restless energy of anger and impotence.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom