Using water vapor thermal therapy to treat lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by an enlarged prostate could have fewer sexual side effects than medications, a new study suggests. The therapy is administered only once, while medications are taken over the long term, the authors pointed out. For many men, the prostate gland grows larger […]
Improved Sexual Satisfaction with Combination Drugs in Men with Urinary Symptoms
A combination of two drugs – dutasteride and solifenacin – might result in improved sexual satisfaction among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). BPH is the medical term for an enlarged prostate, which affects an estimated 50% to 75% of men over age 50. The prostate gland grows […]
Erectile Dysfunction a Concern for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects about three in ten male childhood cancer survivors, scientists report, adding that ED “may be a modifiable condition” for this population. Their study, discussed in a recent research letter in JAMA Oncology, involved 1,021 male childhood cancer survivors between the ages of 19 and 62 (median age 31 years). At least […]
Mindfulness Therapy for ED Feasible, Warrants Further Research
Mindfulness-based group therapy is a feasible method for treating men with situational erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a recent pilot study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The therapy, which involves “non-judgmental present-moment awareness” has been beneficial for women with sexual dysfunction in the past, as it reduces anxiety and sexual distress. However, little was […]
Sildenafil Overdose Leads to Long-Term Vision Damage in 31-year Old Male
Abnormally high doses of sildenafil citrate could lead to long-term – and perhaps permanent – vision damage, suggests a recent case report in Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. Sildenafil citrate is the active ingredient in Viagra, a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). It is sometimes used to treat pulmonary […]
Genetic Location Associated with Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Risk
Scientists have found, for the first time, a specific genetic location related to erectile dysfunction (ED) risk, according to a report published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. About a third of ED cases are thought to be genetic, and previous twin studies have […]