A new study at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration with colleagues at Lahey Clinic and from Denmark and Germany, has found that 5a-reductase inhibitors (5a-RIs), while improving urinary symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and possible hair loss prevention, produces significant adverse effects in some individuals including loss of libido, […]

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A preliminary study of nearly 100 men aged 55 and younger suggests that a highly targeted form of radiation therapy may help younger men to avoid becoming impotent after treatment for prostate cancer.
The researchers say proton therapy was also associated with an extremely low rate of recurrence and a low risk of side effects as […]

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A well-known sexologist in Australia, while addressing the audience at the National Press Club told yesterday that that the treatment of erectile dysfunction is quite expensive and a lot of men are not able to bear such high expenses. Only a few veterans and other male patients are entitled for subsidised erection medicine like Viagra, […]

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According to a new study in Germany, biopsies taken to diagnose prostate cancer commonly cause temporary erectile dysfunction and, in some cases, lingering urinary problems. And men who are undergoing prostate biopsies — as well as those considering prostate cancer screening — should be aware of those risks. Experts say.this is especially important for men […]

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Experts agree male sexual arousal is complex. It involves many facts such as the senses, emotions, the brain, hormones, nerves, muscles and blood vessels. Even so, most men should be able to enjoy sex to a ripe old age.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the medical term for popular impotence. It defines the condition when a man […]

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A new study at the University of Florence, Italy, found that the presence of depressive symptoms in men with erectile dysfunction constitutes a risk factor for a major cardiovascular event.
Erectile dysfunction and depression are often associated, and both are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. To investigate clinical correlates further, researchers […]

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The Committee on “Clinical Evaluation and Scales in Sexual Medicine” of the third International Consultation in Sexual Medicine aimed to provide an overview of current practice and new developments in the field of diagnostic testing in male erectile dysfunction (ED).
They reviewed current practice and new developments in the field of physiological testing in male ED […]

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According to new data presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China, seven out of 10 men admitted to hospital for a heart attack (acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)) had erectile dysfunction (ED) in the six months prior to their admission.
The study developed by a team at […]

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VIVUS, Inc. recently announced positive results from the phase 3 REVIVE-Diabetes (TA-302) study, evaluating the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug avanafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction in men with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
The above mentioned study met all three primary endpoints across the two doses studied by demonstrating statistically significant improvement […]

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A study at Department of the Medical School, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. investigated the effect of systemic arterial pressure on erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients in the initial stages of peripheral arterial disease.
Reseachers concluded the progression of erectile dysfunction parallels the development of chronic arterial insufficiency. Systemic arterial hypertension in the initial stages […]

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