What is a penile prosthesis?
A penile prosthesis or implant is a tubular device inserted surgically into the shaft of the penis to “prop” it erect to enable impotent men to have sex. The implant causes the penis to stay erect all the time, which is not ideal. The “on-demand” type of implant can be inflated manually (in preparation for sex) but both these implants cause some discomfort, not to mention the fact that these require an operation, anesthesia, which is costly and has possible complications and sequelae. Has Viagra lessened penile implant surgeries? Yes, there used to be a lot of penile implant operations done to help men with impotence. Today, Viagra has “replaced” penile implants in majority of cases. How about penile injections? Injection of PGE1 (alprostadil) into the shaft of the penis (ouch!!!!!) to induce erection every time sex is contemplated is a thing of the past since Viagra came into clinical use. Besides being expensive and painful, the use of penile injection had significant risks (bruising
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