[Advances in diabetic erectile dysfunction].
Erectile dysfunction is common complication of diabetes mellitus. The incidence of diabetes mellitus induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) is 20% - 75%. DMED appears to be due to vascular-neuropathic and corpus cavernosum smooth muscular damage. To control blood glucose, blood pressure and blood lipids is the basis of DMED therapy. In 50% of the patients with DMED, the phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors is effective, while intracavernous pharmacotherapy is effective for more than 90%. Penile prosthesis implantation continues to be the treatment of choice in case of other therapy failure.
Huang
Shu-Yan
SY
Department of Gerontology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510260, China.
Chen
Shu
S
Feng
Yi-Ping
YP
D000818:Animals; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats