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Pharmacologic Therapies

The use of medications, such as flibanserin and bremelanotide, to treat female anorgasmia, although their effectiveness is still being researched.

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Jan 14, 2026
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What masturbation-based penile rehabilitation protocols are recommended after prostate surgery?

Masturbation is discussed in the urology literature as a low-cost, low-risk way to stimulate penile blood flow and may be used alongside standard penile rehabilitation after prostate surgery, but form...

Jan 16, 2026
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What is penile rehabilitation after prostatectomy and how are pumps used in that protocol?

Penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy is a set of interventions intended to preserve penile tissue health and improve the chances of recovering spontaneous erections by counteracting post‑...

Jan 15, 2026
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What are clinical guidelines for penile rehabilitation after prostate surgery and the role of pumps?

Penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy aims to preserve penile tissue, prevent fibrosis and improve the chance of recovering spontaneous erections; clinical guidance emphasizes early initia...

Jan 19, 2026

Do combinations of L‑arginine with L‑citrulline or pycnogenol produce stronger or safer erectile function outcomes than L‑arginine alone?

Combination supplements pairing L‑arginine with either L‑citrulline or the pine‑bark extract Pycnogenol have produced stronger erectile‑function signals in small clinical trials and meta‑analyses than...

Jan 17, 2026

How do penis pumps compare with oral ED medications in long‑term outcomes?

Penile vacuum erection devices (penis pumps) and oral PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra/sildenafil, Cialis/tadalafil) both produce reliable, immediate erections for many men with erectile dysfunction (ED), but ...

Jan 9, 2026

What patient factors (age, baseline function, extent of nerve sparing) predict successful return of spontaneous erections with early VED protocols?

Early vacuum erection device (VED) use after radical prostatectomy (RP) is associated with improved erectile function scores and preservation of penile length in multiple series, but the likelihood of...

Jan 9, 2026

Which rehabilitation protocols using VEDs after radical prostatectomy show the best long‑term return of spontaneous erections?

Early vacuum erectile device (VED) use—started in the weeks after nerve‑sparing radical prostatectomy—and especially when combined with regular phosphodiesterase‑5 inhibitors (PDE5i) or intracavernosa...

Jan 9, 2026

What are safer, clinically proven alternatives for treating erectile dysfunction or penile size concerns?

Clinically proven, safer first-line treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED) center on lifestyle optimization and phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors such as sildenafil and tadalafil, with well...

Jan 7, 2026

What are the clinical guidelines for using vacuum erection devices after radical prostatectomy?

Vacuum erection devices (VEDs) are an established, widely used component of penile rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy (RP), recommended as an option to preserve penile length and facilitate in...

Jan 5, 2026

What randomized controlled trials have compared specific VED pressures and session durations and reported both adherence and erectile function outcomes?

A systematic look at the literature finds no randomized controlled trial in humans that explicitly randomized patients to different vacuum erectile device (VED) negative pressures and different sessio...

Jan 5, 2026

Do penile rehabilitation protocols with vacuum devices improve long‑term spontaneous erectile recovery?

Vacuum erectile devices (VEDs) have a clear physiological rationale and consistent preclinical evidence showing anti‑hypoxic and anti‑fibrotic effects that could protect penile tissue after radical pr...