Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Atopic Dermatitis

January 19, 2012

Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) are more likely to have had prior atopic dermatitis than men without ED, according to study findings published online in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Linked to Previous Psoriasis Diagnosis

January 14, 2012

Men with erectile dysfunction more likely to have been previously diagnosed with psoriasis
 

Erectile Dysfunction Highly Prevalent Among Men on Hemodialysis

January 09, 2012

Most men on hemodialysis (HD) have erectile dysfunction (ED) and do not receive treatment for the condition, a multinational study found.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Drug Approved as BPH Treatment

October 08, 2011

The FDA has approved tadalafil (Cialis) for the once daily use as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The agency also approved the medication for once daily use as a treatment for men with both erectile dysfunction (ED) and BPH.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Helps Identify Silent CAD in Diabetic Men

September 15, 2011

Erectile dysfunction (ED) can improve the effectiveness of screening diabetic men for asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD), according to researchers.
 

Investigational Drug Helps Diabetics with ED

September 14, 2011

LISBON—Avanafil, an investigational, highly specific phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, is an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) in men with diabetes, according to phase 3 data released at the 47th European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Linked to High Uric Acid

May 16, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Elevated serum uric acid levels may be a marker for an increased risk of erectile dysfunction (ED), Iranian researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
 

New Once-Daily Drug Shows Promise for ED

April 04, 2011

A once-daily dosing regimen with udenafil (Zydena), an experimental phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, can significantly improve erectile function in men with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new Korean study published online in European Urology.
 

Tadalafil Helps Men with Both ED and BPH-LUTS

March 20, 2011

VIENNA—Tadalafil can improve erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men who suffer from both problems, data suggest.
 

Study Links ED to Future Cancer

November 16, 2010

The incidence of cancer in the five years after a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction (ED) is significantly higher than in the general population, according to researchers in Taiwan.
 

Prostate Biopsy Can Impair Voiding, Erectile Function

October 22, 2010

Men who undergo prostate biopsy should be informed that the procedure can cause impaired voiding and transient erectile dysfunction, concluded Tobias Klein, MD, and colleagues in their study published online in The Journal of Urology.
 

ED Drugs Can Ease Post-Op Urinary Incontinence

September 07, 2010

TORONTO—Use of an oral phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor (PDE5i) significantly reduces urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy (RP), according to data presented at the joint annual meeting of the International Continence Society and the International Urogynecological Association.
 

ED Raises Risk of Calcified Coronary Arteries

July 27, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO—New research implicates erectile dysfunction (ED) as an independent risk factor for high-risk coronary artery calcification.
 

ED Signals Higher Death and Cardiovascular Risk

May 21, 2010

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality and the composite of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the results of a worldwide study of 1,519 men with ED and CVD.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Signals Higher Death and Cardiovascular Risk

April 09, 2010

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality and the composite of cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke, and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the results of a worldwide study of 1,519 men with ED and CVD.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Levels Off Two Years After EBRT

March 26, 2010

For men who have had external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer, the greatest decline in sexual function is in the first 24 months post-treatment, with no significant changes thereafter, according to a report in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (2010;76:31-35).
 

Erectile Dysfunction, Restless Leg Syndrome Linked

January 20, 2010

Older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) are more likely to have erectile dysfunction (ED) than men without RLS—and dopamine may be the common denominator, according to a study.
 

Severe Erectile Dysfunction Less Likely in Blacks and Asians

January 15, 2010

Black men and Asian men are less likely to have severe erectile dysfunction (ED) than white men, according to a study of 78,445 men aged 45 to 69 years who were not diagnosed with prostate cancer.
 

Shock Wave Therapy Found to Relieve ED

January 01, 2010

LYON, FRANCE—Israeli researchers have reported promising preliminary results using low-intensity shock wave therapy to treat vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED).
 

ED, Rheumatoid Arthritis Could Be Linked

December 10, 2009

PHILADELPHIA—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is more common in patients with rheumatic disease—especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—than in the general population, according to new findings by an Irish research team.
 

Study Links Urinary Symptoms, Erectile Dysfunction to Diabetes

November 19, 2009

Almost 68% of diabetic Taiwanese men younger than 45 years reported having erectile dysfunction.
 

Potency Linked to Glycemic Control

October 08, 2009

Glycemic control is independently and inversely associated with erectile dysfunction in men with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported in the International Journal of Impotence Research (2009; published online ahead of print).
 

Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics Frequently Neglected

September 17, 2009

More than half of the men attending a diabetes clinic were not asked about erectile dysfunction.
 

ED Risk Higher Among Regular NSAID Users

September 10, 2009

PARIS—Men who routinely take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have a higher rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) than what might be ordinarily expected for their age and comorbidity, new data suggest.
 

Post-RALP Recovery of Sexual Health

, Ravi Munver, MD and Ihor S. Sawczuk, MD September 10, 2009

Prostate cancer patients have a number of drugs and devices available to treat surgery-related erectile dysfunction.
 

FDA: Penile Implant Reduces Infection Risk

August 19, 2009

American Medical Systems' AMS 700 with InhibiZone—a proprietary combination of antibiotics—has received FDA's okay to be marketed as the only inflatable penile prosthesis with clinical evidence showing a significant decrease in the need for revision surgery because of infection.
 

ED Following BPH Surgery

June 18, 2009

Iranian researchers who studied men undergoing prostate surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) found that 12.5% of those without erectile dysfunction (ED) before surgery developed the condition postoperatively.
 

Erectile Dysfunction Is Associated with Greater Mortality

April 27, 2009

CHICAGO—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with an increased risk of death from any cause and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), new findings show.
 

Recovery of Sexual Function Possible After Cryosurgery for PCa

April 02, 2009

Among prostate cancer patients who had no erectile dysfunction (ED) before undergoing cryosurgery, more than one third recovered full sexual function two years post-operatively, a British study found.
 

Sexual Activity Low 15 Years Post-EBRT

March 17, 2009

Researchers who followed-up men 15 years after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for localized prostate cancer found that most were not sexually active and a high proportion had severe erectile dysfunction (ED).
 
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