How Is Erectile Dysfunction Treated?

 

Some of the best-known treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED) are Viagra and similar medications. It is important to understand that these are not magic pills but powerful drugs with limitations and risks as well as potential advantages. These drugs work for some but not all people, and can have strong side effects and negative interactions with other drugs.

If Viagra or the Viagra-like pills dont work for you or arent recommended, other treatments are available for you and your physician to discuss.

Viagra and Related Drugs

Alprostadil Pellets and Penile Injection Therapy

Yohimbine and Other Herbal Therapy

Hormone Therapy

Vacuum Constriction Devices

Surgery

Counseling

Future Research

Latest Erectile Dysfunction News
Obese men have worse sperm quality than leaner men

December 30, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese men are more than three times as likely to have low sperm counts compared with their normal-weight peers, a study out this month in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows.

Large prostates removed with single-keyhole surgery

December 24, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An enlarged prostate due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, can be safely and effectively removed using a type of minimally invasive single-keyhole surgery, researchers report.

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