Category: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation

A new review of existing research suggests that group therapy can help men with erectile dysfunction even if they are already using popular drugs like Viagra. Group therapy could even be a feasible alternative to some treatments for impotence. While the number of men studied overall was small, the reviewers found that group therapy appeared to be about as successful as suction devices and injections in terms of promoting erections.

Taking part in group psychotherapy can help men who have erectile dysfunction to over come their problem, and adding sildenafil to group therapy was more effective that sildenafil alone. In addition, group psychotherapy was more effective than taking sildenafil on its own, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.Normal sexual function relies on the coordination of psychological, endocrine, vascular and neurological factor.

Medications are not quite a magic pill to improve the sex lives of men with erectile problems, a Deakin University study has found.Hayley Matic conducted the study for her Doctor of Psychology (Health) with Deakin’s School of Psychology under the supervision of Professor Marita McCabe. She found that while oral medications, known as PDE5 inhibitors, may restore a man’s ’sexual function’ they don’t necessarily restore a man’s ’sexual health’.

Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Amex: PTN) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled an End-of-Phase 2 meeting to discuss clinical study results with bremelanotide for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Palatin Technologies submitted a meeting request to FDA in May 2007; FDA has scheduled the meeting for August 2007.

Rats with erectile dysfunction, or ED, that were injected with a gene therapy vector containing either of two nerve growth factors were able to regain normal function after four weeks, according to a study conducted by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. These findings were presented at the 10th annual meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle.

Early research has explored a possible connection between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) and has also suggested that LUTS associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may be improved with phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors - drugs commonly prescribed for certain types of ED. The inhibition of PDE isoenzymes relaxes the smooth muscle in the prostate or bladderand can improve LUTS in BPH patients.

New research into urologic conditions - such as erectile dysfunction - indicate that these disorders could be associated with or precursors to more serious conditions, and suggest a need for practitioners to view these diseases in the greater context of total health as opposed to isolated disorders.

UroToday.com- Premature Ejaculation (PE) is the most common sexual problem experienced by men with estimates that nearly 25-30% of the population may be affected. In a recent study by W. W. Dinsmore and colleagues from London UK, the efficacy and safety of a novel aerosol-delivery form of lidocaine-prilocaine (Topical eutectic mixture for premature ejaculation (TEMPE) was evaluated. The study is published in the February 2007 issue of BJU Int.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center urologists are presenting exciting new research at the 2007 American Urological Association (AUA) Conference in Anaheim, May 19 - May 24. Among the most significant presentations are the following: Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Lead to Erectile Dysfunction — An AUA Press HighlightPOD43, May 22, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration has recalled two ‘herbal’ medicines , Excite for women and Ultimates for men. Both products were manufactured in Malaysia and imported by Herbal Health International Pty Ltd.