An experimental therapy known as low-intensity shock wave treatment might improve erectile dysfunction, particularly for men with only mild to moderate sexual difficulties, a research review suggests.
Like popular medications for erectile dysfunction, low-intensity shock wave treatment focuses on the main cause of the problem, which is insufficient blood flow to the penis that makes it difficult to get and maintain an erection. Unlike these pills, however shock wave therapy isn't approved to treat erectile dysfunction in the U.S.While the long-term risks and benefits of shock treatment are still unknown, and more studies are needed to determine the best dosage, the therapy may offer an alternative to men who can't take Viagra or didn't get the results they wanted from a pill, said senior study author Dr. Tom Lue of the University of California, San Francisco."Basic research and clinical trials suggest that low-energy shock wave therapy can improve penile blood circulation and thus may be helpful in men with erectile dysfunction secondary to penile vascular insufficiency," Lue said by email.Shock wave therapy is still an experimental treatment for erectile dysfunction, and most of the studies to date have been done in small animals that have similar but not identical mechanisms for erections, noted Dr. Joao Paulo Zambon, a urology researcher at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who wasn't involved in the research review.
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