Erectile Dysfunction Treatment, treating ED in Phoenix

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Erectile dysfunction is an inability to achieve and/or maintain an adequate erection. The percentage of men to have ED correlates with a decade of life - which means that 40% or 40 year-olds, 50% of 50 year-olds, 60% of 60 year-olds and so on, may experience symptoms of erectile dysfunction. 

Causes of ED may include:

• Decreased blood flows into the penis
  Many health issues can reduce blood flow into the penis, hardening of the arteries, heart disease, smoking and diabetes.
• Inability to trap blood in the penis during an erection
  If blood does not stay in the penis, a man cannot keep an erection. This issue can happen at any age.
• Impaired Nerve signals from the brain / spinal cord to the penis
  Certain injuries, pelvic surgeries and diseases can harm nerves to the penis.
• Diabetics can develop small vessel disease or nerve damage to the penis
• Cancer treatments around the pelvis region
  Cancer radiation or surgery in the lower abdomen or pelvis can cause ED. Surgical interventions to treat prostate, colon-rectal or bladder cancer often leaves men with ED. 
• Many Drugs used to treat other health conditions can negatively impact erections
  Patients should talk about drug side effects with their provider
• Low testosterone levels may result in erectile dysfunction
• Emotional causes such as anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship conflicts. 

Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Includes:

Most common treatments include drugs known as PDE type-5 inhibitors which increase penile blood flow. These are the knows as:

• Viagra ® (sildenafil citrate)
• Levitra ® (vardenafil HCl)
• Cialis ® (tadalafil)
• Stendra ® (avanafil)

Men with ED take these pills about an hour or two before intercourse. PDE5 inhibitors improve normal erectile responses helping blood flow into the penis. 

Other treatments may include testosterone therapy (in the presence of low testosterone levels),  vacuum erection device, penile injections, intra-urethral treatments, and surgical implantable devices. 

Call us today to consult with a medical provider about treating ED and see which treatment may be best for you!