Thursday, August 27, 2009

New Way RX Way

Physical activity, proper nutrition, not smoking and excessive intake of alcohol, associated with obesity are important therapeutic factors in patients with erectile dysfunction. However, in many cases this is not enough and have to resort to the use of different treatment methods.

Psychotherapy and / or behavioral therapy as a self-treatment can be effective in the absence of organic causes of ED, as well as psychological factors are very important in all forms of ED. Proper study of the psychological and psychosexual attempt to alleviate the anxiety of the patient should be a mandatory part of the therapeutic effects of this pathology.

Vacuum devices help many patients, but from an aesthetic point of view of suit only a small number of patients.

Surgical treatment in the form of operations on the vessels of the penis is very popular in the past, now rarely used due to its low long-term effectiveness. However, in young patients with pelvic and perineal trauma surgical repair of vascular permeability of the penis in some cases gives good results.

Installing the prosthesis into the penis in almost all cases leads to complete recovery of patients, but now resorting to this method only if the ineffectiveness of all other therapeutic methods.

The method of introducing into the penis of medicinal preparations, despite the fairly high efficiency, has certain drawbacks, the most important of which is the need for painful injections into the penis and the presence of complications such as priapism (painful prolonged erection).
Revolutionary event in the treatment of erectile dysfunction was the appearance in 1996, the drug sildenafil citrate, has become known under the trade name "Viagra". This drug, taken orally in a tablet form, increased the effectiveness of treatment and provided an opportunity for general practitioners to help patients with ED. However, many men, especially with severe erectile dysfunction, diabetes, arterial hypertension, and patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy, is not fully satisfied with the existing treatment. In addition, the effect of sildenafil depends on eating and drinking, often victims of sexual components, which creates some problems with the planning of sexual intercourse. These circumstances lead to the fact that on average only 50% of patients taking sildenafil, intend to continue treatment.

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