Pharmacotherapy for impotence
Despite intensifying research interest in oral and topical preparations, intracavernosal prostaglandin E1 remains the most effective agent for inducing a prompt and reliable erection. Its use is constrained by post-injection pain and a high dropout rate. Nitric oxide appears to be the principal neur...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Current opinion in urology 1994-11, Vol.4 (6), p.336-339 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Despite intensifying research interest in oral and topical preparations, intracavernosal prostaglandin E1 remains the most effective agent for inducing a prompt and reliable erection. Its use is constrained by post-injection pain and a high dropout rate. Nitric oxide appears to be the principal neurotransmitter of the erectile process; medications have yet to be developed to take full advantage of this new information. |
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| ISSN: | 0963-0643 1473-6586 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00042307-199411000-00011 |