Question

In addition to pharmacological treatment, what less frequent treatment is used for erectile dysfunction?

Answer 1

Answer & Explanation: Sexual dysfunction is simply the inability of a man to obtain or sustain an erection.

In addition, to pharmacological treatments which have proven quite effective, other treatment therapies have been in use or have been proposed and some of these therapies would be discussed below.

One of such therapies is sex therapy also known as psychosexual counselling. This is especially useful for men experiencing discord with their partners, and also because, sexual dysfunction is almost always followed by a psychogenic component. Counselling usually takes about five to twenty sessions with a counsellor.

Other proposed methods include gene therapy, which involves the insertion of genes into a patients' cells in order to replace defective ones thus improving erectile function. It however, would require regulatory approval and public acceptance.

Other therapies in consideration include the use of embryonic stem cells and low-intensity shock wave lithotripsy.