TY - JOUR
T1 - Prostaglandin E1 as Treatment for Erectile Failure in Elderly Men
AU - Godschalk, Michael F.
AU - Chen, Juza
AU - Katz, P. Gary
AU - Mulligan, Thomas
PY - 1994/12
Y1 - 1994/12
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1(alprostadil) in elderly men with erectile failure. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Outpatients at a university‐affiliated VA Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS: Ten subjects aged 65 years and older with duration of erectile failure of 6 months or longer. INTERVENTIONS: Subjects received intracavernosal injections of prostaglandin E1in the office and self‐administered intracavernosal prostaglandin E1at home. MEASUREMENTS: Penile rigidity was measured by palpation and by the Rigiscan rigidity monitor. RESULTS: Intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1produced erections adequate for intercourse in 9 of the 10 subjects. Attempts at intercourse were rated satisfactory by two‐thirds of the subjects and their spouses. CONCLUSIONS: Intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1is safe and effective for erectile failure in elderly men. 1994 The American Geriatrics Society
AB - OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1(alprostadil) in elderly men with erectile failure. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Outpatients at a university‐affiliated VA Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS: Ten subjects aged 65 years and older with duration of erectile failure of 6 months or longer. INTERVENTIONS: Subjects received intracavernosal injections of prostaglandin E1in the office and self‐administered intracavernosal prostaglandin E1at home. MEASUREMENTS: Penile rigidity was measured by palpation and by the Rigiscan rigidity monitor. RESULTS: Intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1produced erections adequate for intercourse in 9 of the 10 subjects. Attempts at intercourse were rated satisfactory by two‐thirds of the subjects and their spouses. CONCLUSIONS: Intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1is safe and effective for erectile failure in elderly men. 1994 The American Geriatrics Society
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028172201
U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06508.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb06508.x
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AN - SCOPUS:0028172201
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 42
SP - 1263
EP - 1265
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 12
ER -