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In 2006, a large study was done on 245 patients with different neurological conditions causing erectile dysfunction who were treated with penile implants after conservative treatment failed. [3] The mean age of the patients was 40 and the mean follow-up time was 7.2 years. Inflatable, semi-rigid, and soft implants were used.
Venous leak, also called venogenic erectile dysfunction and penile venous insufficiency, is one category of vascular-induced (vasculogenic) impotence – a cause of erectile dysfunction in males. [2] It affects all ages, being particularly awkward in young men. [ 3 ]
Penile revascularization is a specialized vascular-surgical treatment option for erectile dysfunction. The 2009 International Consultation on Sexual Dysfunctions recommended that revascularization be limited to nonsmoker, nondiabetic men younger than 55 years of age with isolated stenosis of the internal pudendal artery with absence of venous leak. [1]
Although erections are not necessary for satisfying sexual encounters, many men see them as important, and treating erectile dysfunction improves their relationships and quality of life. [78] Whatever treatment is used, it works best in combination with talk-oriented therapy to help integrate it into the sex life. [ 65 ]
A penile implant is an implanted device intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, ischemic priapism, deformity and any traumatic injury of the penis, and for phalloplasty or metoidioplasty, including in gender-affirming surgery. Men also opt for penile implants for aesthetic purposes.
Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.