[Therapeutic choices of penile erectile dysfunction]

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2002;8(5):332-4.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objectives: To discuss the therapeutic choices of erectile dysfunction (ED) and to improve the therapeutic efficacy for different ED cases.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven patients with ED were treated repectively with psychological treatment(31 cases), oral testosterone(30 cases), Viagra(121 cases), psychological treatment + Viagra (16 cases), intraurethral PGE1 (8 cases) and intracavemous injection(21 cases).

Results: Among those ED patients, 142 (62.6%) cases reported improved erections after they had undergone above-mentioned therapies. The improved patients include 12 cases(38.7%) with psychological treatment, 9 cases (30.0%) with oral testosterone, 91 cases (75.2%) with Viagra, 13 cases (81.3%) with psychological and Viagar, 2 cases (25.0%) with intraurethral PGE1 and 21 cases (71.4%) with intracavemous injection.

Conclusions: ED is a highly individualized disease, therapeutic choices of ED based on patient's situation can benefit those patients.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Alprostadil / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Erectile Dysfunction / drug therapy
  • Erectile Dysfunction / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use*
  • Psychotherapy*
  • Purines
  • Sildenafil Citrate
  • Sulfones
  • Testosterone / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Piperazines
  • Purines
  • Sulfones
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Testosterone
  • Sildenafil Citrate
  • Alprostadil