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Venous leak, also called venogenic erectile dysfunction and penile venous insufficiency, is one category of vascular-induced (vasculogenic) impotence – a cause of erectile dysfunction in males. [2] It affects all ages, being particularly awkward in young men. [ 3 ]
When injected into the penis for erectile dysfunction; side effects may include penile pain, bleeding at the site of injection, and prolonged erection (priapism). [2] Prostaglandin E 1 was isolated in 1957 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1981. [2] [6] Misoprostol has various obstetric uses.
Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy has been used as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. [23] It differs from palliative options by aiming to restore natural erectile function by inducing cellular microtrauma, triggering the release of angiogenic factors and promoting neovascularization in treated tissue. This mechanism is ...
This is a list of investigational sexual dysfunction drugs, or drugs that are currently under development for clinical treatment of sexual dysfunction but are not yet approved. Chemical/generic names are listed first, with developmental code names, synonyms, and brand names in parentheses. This list was last comprehensively updated in June 2017.
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.
Chemical structure of sildenafil (Viagra), the prototypical PDE5 inhibitor. A phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5 inhibitor) is a vasodilating drug that works by blocking the degradative action of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) on cyclic GMP in the smooth muscle cells lining the blood vessels supplying various tissues.
An intracavernous (or intracavernosal) injection is an injection into the base of the penis.This injection site is often used to administer medications to check for or treat erectile dysfunction in adult men (in, for example, a combined intracavernous injection and stimulation test). [1]
291.89 Alcohol-induced sexual dysfunction ... 607.84 Male erectile disorder due to ... [indicate the general medical condition] ... List of ICD-9 codes 290–319 ...