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Recent data have indicated a potential association between epidemiological, physiologic, pathophysiologic, and treatment aspects of ED and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to BPH. The 17.5 hour half-life of tadalafil makes it the most suitable PDE5 inhibitor for once-daily dosing in a trial of LUTS secondary to BPH. McVary and associates reported a multicentered, […]
Once-daily dosing
The latest innovation in the treatment of ED has arrived in the form of a simpler, once-daily dosing schedule for tadalafil, unlinking the temporal association of the medication and the sexual encounter. The unnatural process of taking a medication just prior to sex is a negative aspect of ED treatment for many patients. The 17.5 […]
ED after prostate cancer treatment
All of the available prostate cancer treatments, including radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, cryotherapy, androgen-deprivation therapy, and even active surveillance alone, can result in ED. ED after prostate cancer treatment includes both organic and psychogenic causes, as significant anxiety and depression may result from a diagnosis of prostate cancer, leading to psychogenic ED. […]
ED secondary to diabetes mellitus
ED is a common problem afflicting over a third of all men with diabetes mellitus type 2, and diabetes is independently responsible for a 3- to 4-fold increase in the risk of ED according to a survey of 1460 diabetic men. ED is strongly related to the severity of diabetes, with a higher incidence in […]