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Health Encyclopedia: Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) Injections Or Topical Treatments
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Injections or Topical Treatments
Penile injections have now largely been replaced by PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil. Nevertheless, injection therapies employ various drugs that have properties that help achieve erection, even in many men who do not succeed with PDE5 inhibitors. The standard drugs used in injections include:
- Alprostadil
- Phentolamine
- Papaverine
Although any or all of these drugs are very effective, injections or other invasive methods of administration are awkward and uncomfortable...
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Expert & Community Posts
Ginger is Soothing
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...had to switch to an injectable medication called Lovenox. It’s prescribed to patients,... Read more »
Back on Coumadin
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...belly shots anymore. That's right; I took my last Lovenox shot the other day and couldn't be... Read more »
Getting Used to Lovenox
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...it doesn’t really hurt. It hurts more after the injection. The injection site is a little... Read more »
Blood Clots During Pregnancy
By Deanne Stein , Health ExpertThe daily routine of putting two injections in my stomach is really getting old. Some days it... Read more »
The Warfarin Syndrome
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...I have to do is to get off my Coumadin and begin Lovenox. Lovenox is an anticoagulant (blood... Read more »
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Botox and Other Wrinkle Injections
...wrinkles, depression under the eyes, lip enhancements, and acne scars. In 2005, more than 3 million Botox injections and more than 1 million hyaluronic acid injections were given.After being... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Injected Contraception
...). Because of this complication, Depo-Provera should not be used for more than 2 years.Administering Injections:A physical examination is necessary before beginning the injections.Depo is injected... Read more »Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Highlights
...recent study showed that wearing a 5% lidocaine patch every day relieved pain at least as well as an injection with combination lidocaine-steroids.Patients who get two steroid injections 8 weeks... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Anti-Clotting Medications
...However, they pose lower risks for heart attack, repeat angioplasties, and thrombocytopenia. They require injections but do not require the ongoing monitoring that standard heparin does. Patients... Read more »Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Treatment
...syndrome before the damage progresses. A conservative approach to CTS, which may include corticosteroid injections and splinting, is the first step in treating this disorder.Nevertheless, relapse... Read more »Images
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