PakMed IinfoGlobe: Impotence: A comparison of impotence treatments

A comparison of impotence treatments

Treatment	Time Intervals	Benefits	Side Effects
Viagra (sildenafil citrate)	starts working in 30-60 mins	simple to take	effects slowed by food and alcohol
	lasts up to 4 hours	painless, non-invasive treatment	nasal congestion
		success rate 60%-70%	headache
		easily hidden and transportable	facial flushing
		FDA approval	slight nausea
		taken only when required	disturbed vision/bluish tinge to vision
			severe risk if taken with nitrate medications

Cialis (tadalafil)	starts working in 10-20 minutes	painless, non-invasive treatment	nasal congestion
	lasts up to 36 hours or more	not affected by food or alcohol	headache
		success rate over 70%	facial flushing
		FDA approval	slight nausea
		easily hidden and transportable	severe risk if taking nitrate medications

Levitra (vardenafil)	starts working in 30-60 minutes	simple to take	effects slowed by food and alcohol
	lasts up to 5 hours	painless, non-invasive treatment	nasal congestion
		easily hidden and transportable	headache
		FDA approval	facial flushing
		taken only when required	slight nausea
			severe risk if taking nitrate medication

Uprima (apomorphine)	starts working in 5-15 minutes	works by stimulating hypothalamus	mild nausea
	lasts up to 4 hours	oral treatment taken under the tongue	mild headache
		doesn't react to nitrate medication	dizziness
		success rate over 60%	not approved by FDA
		not affected by food or alcohol

Impotence Vacuum Pumps	starts working immediately	safe and drug-free	slight bruising and pain
	"tension ring" must be removed within 30 minutes	no waiting period	occasional pain/inability to ejaculate
		not affected by food or alcohol	rare incidents of priapism*
		no interraction with other medications	bulky to transport

Impotence Injections	starts working in 10-15 minutes	success rate 70%-75%	tenderness in penis and testicles
	lasts 60-90 minutes	no interraction with nitrate medications	occasional scarring
		used only when required	rare incidences of priapism*

Penile Implants	starts working when required	easy to use	surgical procedure involved
	erection lasts as long as required	no interraction with other medications	possible post-surgical complications

MUSE (urethral suppository)	starts working in 5-15 minutes	success rate 45%-65%	mild discomfort
	lasts up to 60 minutes	can be part of combination therapy plan	medication requires refrigeration
		FDA approval	best result when used with tension ring