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 […]
Supplement Erectile Dysfunction Therapy Investigated
Not all men with erectile dysfunction (ED) respond to treatment with phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, but researchers have found that supplementing the treatment with a combination of oral L-citrulline and transresveratrol might help. PDE5 inhibitors (such as sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil) are considered a first-line treatment for ED. And while they are effective for […]
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Early Diabetes in Some Men
One in five men with new-onset erectile dysfunction (ED) could have unrecognized prediabetes, according to new research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The association between diabetes and ED has been widely reported, but there is less information about a possible link with prediabetes, the authors said. Generally, a person is considered to have […]