Alternative Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction: a Growing Arsenal in Men's Health.
Curr Urol Rep
; 22(2): 11, 2021 Jan 09.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33420972
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To highlight and review encouraging preliminary studies behind several alternative products and interventions for erectile dysfunction (ED). RECENT FINDINGS:
Alternative treatments for ED are becoming more prevalent with increased consumer interest. "Natural" products are sold online, and numerous clinics offer various off-label and investigational interventions. These alternative treatments have demonstrated varying degrees of efficacy in randomized trials and meta-analyses, but none of these interventions has robust enough evidence to be considered first-line therapy. These treatments may find a role in combination with guideline treatments or may be used in novel penile rehabilitation research protocols. With growing interest in alternative treatment for men's health, an awareness of the literature is imperative for patient counsel. Alternative treatments, like L-arginine, have a growing body of evidence for efficacy in combination with PDE5i, and low-intensity shock wave therapy and stem cell therapy continue to demonstrate encouraging outcomes in ED trials.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Complementary Therapies
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Erectile Dysfunction
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Urol Rep
Journal subject:
UROLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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