Platelet-Rich Plasma and Cellular Therapies for Sexual Medicine and Beyond.

Abstract

Efforts to understand and unlock the body's potential for regeneration have increased dramatically in recent years. So-called "biohacking" hopes to improve functionality and reverse disease processes. This review will seek to summarize the available data for the use of platelet-rich plasma, cellular therapies, and other novel therapeutics within sexual medicine. The PubMed database search was performed using the keywords "Stem cell therapy in Erectile dysfunction (ED)", "Gene therapy in ED", "Novel therapeutics for ED", and "Biohacking". Popular news articles for regulation of stem cell therapy were reviewed. Research efforts have managed to produce an array of novel therapeutics, including stem cell therapy and platelet-rich plasma. Although the use of these items has been largely focused within specialties other than urology, applications involving sexual medicine have been documented and appear to be increasing. Despite evidence of these technologies being adopted within clinical practices as revenue-generators, quality data to support efficacy are quite limited. Matz EL, Scarberry K, Terlecki R. Platelet-Rich Plasma and Cellular Therapies for Sexual Medicine and Beyond. Sex Med Rev 2022;10:174-179.