Articles: erectile-dysfunction.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Early experience with the American Medical Systems new tactile pump: results of a multicenter study.
A new Tactile Pump for the American Medical Systems (AMS) 700 Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (IPP) had been developed in an effort to improve usability for the patient. Aim. To assess the ease of use of the new Tactile Pump. ⋯ The AMS Tactile Pump provides benefit to patients and physicians by improving ease of use and training over the current IPP 700 pump.
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African health sciences · Mar 2005
Traditional herbal remedies used in the management of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction in western Uganda.
The utilisation of ethnobotanical indigenous knowledge is vital in male sexual reproductive health care delivery in western Uganda. Reproductive health care is the second most prevalent health care problem in Africa. However, this concept of reproductive health care has been focusing mainly on women disregarding men. Thus, some diseases such as sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction that deserve mention are regarded as petty though important in economic productivity, family stability and sexually transmitted diseases control including HIV/AIDS. ⋯ From the researchers' point of view, the usage of herbal remedies in managing male sexual disorders is useful because of long cultural history of utilisation and the current renewed interest in natural products to sustain health globally. As a way recognising the values and roles of traditional medical knowledge in health care provision, further research into the efficacy and safety of herbal remedies in male sexual disorders is precious in Uganda and beyond. More so, the establishment of rapport between relevant government department in Ministry of Health, modern health workers through collaborative and networking ventures with traditional healers under close supervision and monitoring of herbal treatments is noble.
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Comparative Study
Posttreatment complications of early-stage prostate cancer patients: brachytherapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy.
The purpose of this study was to compare treatment complications for early-stage prostate cancer managed by either brachytherapy or three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT). ⋯ 3D-CRT is associated with fewer urinary symptoms, whereas brachytherapy has a more favorable toxicity profile for bowel and sexual function. In the absence of a randomized clinical trial, such a comparison can be helpful both in counseling patients as to what to expect from either treatment and in facilitating their treatment decision process.
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Erectile dysfunction is often associated with diabetes mellitus and athero-thrombotic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease. An association between erectile dysfunction and asymptomatic coronary artery disease angiographically verified has been recently shown in diabetic patients. ⋯ The strong association between erectile dysfunction and athero-thrombosis may have some important clinical implications. In particular, erectile dysfunction may be used as a predictor of silent or early athero-thrombotic diseases, especially in diabetic patients.