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Choice of ED Rx now a matter of patient preference
…But open discussions of sexual dysfunction have led to ‘hucksterism’ and false claims
Phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of erectile dysfunction and have proven to have both important clinical and social effects. They have moved discussions of sexual dysfunction from the closet to the examination room, not to mention the television set, where the topic is openly discussed in commercials and on talk shows.
“These new medications have really lessened the taboo that once surrounded the subject. The trends [in ED treatment] are more open discussion and less hesitation by family doctors to discuss this,” said John J. Mulcahy, MD, professor of urology at Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
Several studies introduced at the annual meeting of the European Association of Urology congress in Vienna last month compared the efficacy of sildenafil citrate (Viagra) with that of two new PDE-5 inhibitors — tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra).