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Impotence (ED) (cont.)

What will the future bring for erectile dysfunction?

Several medications are being studied for treating erectile dysfunction; they include IC351 (another PDE5 inhibitor), sublingual apomorphine, and the combination of yohimbine and L-arginine. Scientists also are studying gene therapy to treat erectile dysfunction.

Erectile Dysfunction At A Glance
  • Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence, is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection for satisfactory sexual activity.
  • Erectile dysfunction is common; experts have estimated that erectile dysfunction affects 30 million men in the Untied States.
  • The causes of erectile dysfunction include aging, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, atherosclerosis, depression, nerve or spinal cord damage, medication side effects, alcoholism or other substance abuse, and low testosterone levels.
  • Erectile dysfunction is treatable in all age groups.
  • Treatments include psychotherapy, adopting a healthy lifestyle, oral PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis), intraurethral medications, intracavernosa injections, vacuum devices, surgery, and working with doctors to avoid medications that can impair erectile function.

Portions of the above information has been provided by the National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov)


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