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Health Encyclopedia: Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) Injections Or Topical Treatments

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Penile injections have now largely been replaced by PDE5 inhibitors such as sildenafil.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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Vitamins: Introduction

...absorbed by the body using processes that closely parallel the absorption of fat. They are stored in the liver and used up by the body very slowly. The water-soluble vitamins include C and the B... Read more »

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...Excessively high calcium levels Kidney damage due to high calcium Osteoporosis Liver damage Prostate cancer Recent studies show that too much vitamin A taken... Read more »

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...muscle discomfort or weakness, or if their urine becomes brown-colored. Statins can also affect the liver, particularly at higher doses, so patients taking these drugs should receive regular liver... Read more »

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...penetrate the egg. Alcohol does not appear to affect fertility, unless it is so abused that it causes liver damage.Smoking. Smoking impairs sperm motility, reduces sperm lifespan, and may cause... Read more »

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