Abstract

Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) should be started with the elimination of correctable factors such as diabetes, cardiovascular causes, and drug use that cause ED, and lifestyle changes. Currently ED treatment mostly depends on phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, which fail for some ED patients. Surgical and nonsurgical treatments in Peyronie’s disease related ED are frequently difficult to achieve satisfactory results. Recent studies indicate that extracorporeal shock wave therapy induces neoangiogenesis and positively affects on penile hemodynamics. In this review the evidence of clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease. Keywords: erectile dysfunction, Peyronie’s disease, extracorporeal shockwave therapy

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