UPDATE : Erectile Dysfunction: Recent Trends in Management

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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a widely occurring disorder that affects men of all ages. The prevalence and severity of ED increases with age and results in considerable distress and impact on quality of life. ED often has multiple causes, and diagnostic evaluation should include psychosexual, endocrinological, neurological and vascular factors. Treatment includes oral therapy with sildenafil, tadalafil, apomorphine, phentolamine; intracavernosal and intraurethral alprostadil or papaverine; vacuum erection devices, penile vascular surgery and penile implants. This article presents a brief over view on the diagnosis, treatment options and the upcoming therapies for the management of ED.