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Glycemic Control and VED Complications

The relationship between glycemic control and vacuum erection device complications in diabetic patients

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Jan 15, 2026

How do anticoagulant medications change the risk profile and clinical advice for vacuum erection device users?

Anticoagulant medications raise the likelihood and potential severity of bleeding and bruising when using a vacuum erection device (VED), and this risk shapes conservative clinical counsel: discuss an...

Jan 14, 2026

How does poor glycemic control (A1c level) affect complication rates with vacuum erection devices?

Poor glycemic control (higher HbA1c) clearly worsens the underlying vascular and neural damage that causes diabetic erectile dysfunction, and those pathophysiologic changes make mechanical therapies l...