Conclusion: Penile prosthesis remains as an important, viable, and effective treatment for male erectile dysfunction that does not respond to other less invasive approaches or when these approaches are contraindicated or not acceptable to the patient. These devices provide the patient with the ability to engage in penetrative sexual activity without interfering with urination, ejaculation, sensation, or orgasm. Although mechanical failure can occur, the current devices are more reliable as a result of design modifications. Infection remains the most dreaded complication but since the introduction of antib
PubMed 27045255 ↗PDE5 Inhibitors
The short answer. There isn't much data on PDE5 Inhibitors yet — 3 mentions, 0 with a clear outcome — so treat these numbers as anecdotal. It is well studied — 53 meta-analyses on PubMed.
From 3 mentions in total — the rest didn't say how it went and aren't counted.
What PDE5 Inhibitors does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Compared with the placebo, PDE5is improved vascular parameters, indicating the potential of PDE5is for treating subclinical cardiovascular diseases. Further research is needed to confirm the role of the improvement on vascular parameters by PDE5isin preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.
PubMed 41469737 ↗Conclusion: The medications for LUTS-BPH may alter erection, ejaculation or libido. A greater knowledge of the adverse effects of each of these drugs could guide physicians in the clinical management of men with BPH-LUTS.
PubMed 25605342 ↗Conclusion: Anecdotally, behavioural therapy is effective and appears to have long-lasting efficacy. There is a need for quality comparative trial of behavioural therapy, topical anaesthetic agents and antidepressants, including appropriate measures of relapse, follow-up and acceptability of continuing long-term treatment.
PubMed 16212710 ↗Dosage people report
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How often each side effect came up across all reports.
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