Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence)
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The treatment and management of erectile dysfunction involves medicines, psychological counseling, lifestyle changes, possibly surgery, and attention to other medical conditions that may be causing dysfunction or affecting your sexual function.
The goal of treatment is to restore normal sexual function whenever possible and to discover alternatives to maintain or enhance the richness of your relationship.
Treatment involves the following:
Lifestyle changes
Medications
Surgery
Other treatments
Alternative and complementary therapies
References:
American Urological Association website. Available at: http://www.auafoundation.org/ .
Guay AT, Spark RF, Bansal S, et al. American Assocaition of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of male sexual dysfunction: a couple’s problem: 2003 update. Endocr Pract. 2003;9:77-95.
McMahon CN. Treating erectile dysfunction when PED5 fail. Brit Med J. 2006;332:589-592.
Sexual Function Health Council. American Urological Association website. Available at: http://www.auafoundation.org/ .
Sivalingam S, Hashim H, Schwaibold H. An overview of the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction. Drugs. 2006;66:2339-2355.
Webber R. Erectile dysfunction. Clinical Evidence. 2005;13:1120-1127.
Last reviewed November 2008 by Adrienne Carmack, MD
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