Category: Diabetes
Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetics
March 5th, 2010, No Comments
Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus.
“Hypogonadism, commonly found in diabetes, may need identification and treatment. Maximal doses of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors are often needed. Transurethral prostaglandins, intracavenorsal injections, vacuum devices, and penile implants are the available therapeutic options for nonresponders to PDE5 inhibitors and for whom PDE5 inhibitors are contraindicated.”
J Sex Med. 2009 Feb [...]
PDE-5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction diabetic men
January 21st, 2010, No Comments
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD002187.
Eight randomised controlled trials were identified with a total 976 men. Headache was the most frequent side effect.
(PDE-5 inhibitors: sildenafil Viagra, tadalafil Cialis, vardenafil Levitra)
Erectile Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Men
February 8th, 2009, No Comments
Erectile Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Men: Relationship to Exercise Fitness and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Look AHEAD Trial.
Almost half of 373 type 2 diabetic men reported mild or moderate degrees of erectile dysfunction (ED) and almost one fourth had complete ED.Cardiovascular risk factors such as metabolic syndrome were highly associated with ED. Increased [...]
