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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.

What users report
0%helped0 reports · few reports
0 helped0 mixed0 didn't help

From 3 mentions in total — the rest didn't say how it went and aren't counted.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
53
meta-analyses
56
RCTs
1,418
papers

What PDE5 Inhibitors does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

No specific effects reported yet.
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What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

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.

J Sex Med · 2016 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Penile Prosthesis Surgery: Current Recommendations From the International Consultation on Sexual Medicine

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 ↗
Syst Rev · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Associations between phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and vascular function: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized-controlled trials

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 ↗

Dosage people report

We don't list doses for prescription medications. Dosing should only come from a doctor or pharmacist.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

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