Is there any sort of relationship between genital herpes and erectile dysfunction? Could herpes lead to ED? The only link between erectile dysfunction and genital herpes would be psychogenic. Patients with herpetic infections may have anxiety about the disease, or other subconscious thoughts that could lead to psychogenic erectile... Read more
My doctor has told me that because I have erections during my sleep and when I wake up, there is no physical cause for my erectile dysfunction. How effective is Viagra in a situation where the factors may be more psychological? When there is no physical cause for ED, the cause is often psychogenic dysfunction. In that case, Viagra is an... Read more
The real question here is why someone without ED would wantto take the drug to begin with. I am not sure if what you are really trying toask is if patients without organic erectile dysfunction were to take the drugthan what the effect would be. Thereactually is a group of patients who take a similar drug for a disease processother than ED, namely... Read more
Commonly used inflatable prostheses include the Titan inflatable implants (Colopast) or the AMS 700 series 3-piece inflatable implant. Inflatable prosthesis makes a lot of sense for many patients. Once implanted, unlike malleable prostheses, the penis has a normal appearing flaccidity. This makes sense to many patients... Read more
Patients often question me, “Why should I undergo surgery to remain sexually active?” Patients who undergo this surgery commonly are those who do not respond to oral agents, or have a contraindication to utilizing oral agents. Many patients who opt for this form of therapy do so as it may suit their lifestyle or they desire to not use... Read more