Intracavernosal drug-induced erection therapy versus external vacuum devices in the treatment of erectile dysfunction
| Autor: | D.W. Soderdahl, Kurt L. Hansberry, J.B. Thrasher |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Vacuum medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Urology Vasodilator Agents Orgasm law.invention Injections Patient satisfaction Quality of life Randomized controlled trial Erectile Dysfunction law Statistical significance Papaverine medicine Effective treatment Humans Prospective Studies Alprostadil Prospective cohort study Phentolamine media_common Aged Aged 80 and over Cross-Over Studies Prostatectomy business.industry Penile Erection Significant difference Injection therapy Coitus Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Self Care Erectile dysfunction Treatment Outcome Patient Satisfaction Etiology business Attitude to Health Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | British journal of urology. 79(6) |
| ISSN: | 0007-1331 |
| Popis: | Objectives To determine if there is a significant difference between intracavernosal self-injection and external vacuum devices when compared directly for satisfaction, effectiveness and side-effects. Patients and methods Fifty men were randomized into two groups and received either instruction on the use of the Osbon ErecAid® system or self-injection therapy. After 15 uses, each group completed a questionnaire detailing efficacy, satisfaction and side-effects, and then changed to the other modality after appropriate instruction. A questionnaire was completed by study participants and their sexual partners after using both methods. Patients were followed for 18–24 months using telephone interviews. Results Forty-four patients (mean age 62.3 years, range 38–84) completed the study. Patients and their partners reported a superior quality of erections with the injection method but the difference did not reach statistical significance. The ability to attain orgasm and the overall satisfaction of the patient and partner with the sexual experience was significantly better when using injections. Side-effects were similar between the modalities. Subgroups analysed for age, duration and aetiology of impotence showed that younger patients ( |
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