Remission and Progression of Erectile dysfunction
January 17, 2007
WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 17 Men suffered from
erectile dysfunction can improve its performance
through weight loss pills and having some diet
measures.
The lack of knowledge about prognosis following
erectile dysfunction onset may have created
the impression that remission of symptoms through
nonpharmacological treatment, a path many patients
prefer, is not possible,
Thomas G. Travison, Ph.D., of the New England
Research Institutes here, and colleagues, wrote
in the January issue of the Journal of Urology.
about erectile dysfunction
They wrote that erectile
dysfunction severity following onset is
influenced by modifiable factors.
They suggest that a plenty of men suffered from
erectile dysfunction point to nonpharmacological
treatment of erectile dysfunction
They found that body mass is remission and
progression of erectile dysfunction. But another
factors such as smoking doubled the risk of
progression.
They also evaluated self-reported medical history,
depression, current smoking status, alcohol
consumption, education, marital status, household
income, hours of sleep per day, physical activities,
diet, and general health status.
They found that remission of erectile dysfunction
occurred in 141 of the 401 men (35%) studied
(95% confidence interval, 30%-40%). Of the 323
men who were determined to have had minimal
or moderate erectile dysfunction at baseline,
107 (33%, 95% CI 28%-38%) had progression of
dysfunction.
The odds ratio for erectile dysfunction progression
in the multivariate model was 2.3 (95% CI, 1.6-3.3,
P<0.001). The odds ratio for smoking was
2.1 (95% CI, 1.16-3.68, P=0.01).
They also found that comorbidities and demographic
factors other than age had little or no association
with ED progression or remission when age effects
were controlled for.
"How to evaluate and when to treat are
timely questions," Dr. Perelman wrote.
"Developing a dialogue with patients regarding
the issues surrounding sexual function is critical.
Not all patients want immediate and/or exclusive
pharmaceutical treatment. Conclusions from this
article can be integrated into an assessment
algorithm in a manner which facilitates patient
compliance, and leads to increased respect and
rapport between patient and urologist."
The study was supported by grants from the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute
on Aging.
Source:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Surgery/Urology/tb/4872
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