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Erectile Dysfunction Treatment

Where the erectile dysfunction is treated directly – and an underlying medical cause is not rectified – the treatment will not usually be a permanent cure. If the dysfunction has developed as a result of reduced testosterone levels, there is treatment to deal with this problem at source and prevent the impotence returning. In other cases, medication will be used to encourage blood flow to the penis, but this will be temporary and the medication will need to be taken again to have sex in future.

 

The various impotence treatments include suppositories, pills and tablets like Viagra, injections, and even 'vacuum pumps' which help temporarily develop and maintain an erection. Some men opt for penis implants, but this an extreme, expensive and irreversible measure that most do not consider.

 

Popular and common forms of medication include PDE5 Inhibitors, which inhibit the flow of PDE5 – preventing its inhibition of cGMP – and encouraging the muscles in the arteries of the penis to relax. Viagra is just one brand of PDE5 Inhibitor, but was the first impotence pill to be officially recommended by the US medical authorities.

 

Vacuum pumps have a high (temporary) success rate, and in some cases long-term use of a pump has gradually reduced the erectile dysfunction and increased the 'success' of the erection. Most users report that the erections produced by a vacuum pump are softer and smaller than a naturally developed one. Other treatments include inflatable implants, surgery, and Dopamine Receptor Agonists.

 

There are also a number of herbal and controversial treatments available, many of which are not recommended by the NHS in the UK or US Medicare.