When diet and health modifications have failed to alleviate erectile dysfunction and the patient has tried all forms of the oral medications, the patient must then be counseled on the remaining types of therapies, including the prostaglandin family of medications. These are medications that act locally in the penis to give an erection. This differs from the pill or "Viagra" type of medications that require the central nervous system (i.e., the brain) to tell them to work. This type of...
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Side Effects of Caverject and Penile Injections
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In the previous entry we were discussing injection therapy for erectile dysfunction. It must be kept in mind that a man must have the... Read more »
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Erectile Dysfunction Following Surgery: Ask the Expert
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What if I have a penile implant, and it has to be removed?
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I'm a 65 year old healthy male. I have been on Viagra. It didn't work. I am now on injection therapy. It works sometimes. I have a vacuum... Read more »
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Penile Prosthesis or "Penile Implant": What it is and How it Works
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Is penile prosthesis right for YOU?
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Penile Implants
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Some men with chronic impotence (erectile dysfunction) consider having a penile implant. These implants are also known as penile prostheses.Most... Read more »
Penile Cancer
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Cancer of the penis can occur anywhere along the penile shaft, but most are on the foreskin or head (glans).It is usually a slow-growing cancer and... Read more »
Penile fractures: not just a sex myth
A recent episode of a primetime television show sparked interest in a particularly odd medical malady—a penis fracture. While it may sound strange,... Read more »
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Young Women -- Just A Pill-popping Gal...
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Botox and Other Wrinkle Injections
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Implant ProceduresImplants, also called injectable fillers, are becoming a common means of erasing wrinkles and folds. The American Society of... Read more »
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