What about penile injections?
Fear and nothing else a man feels when he thinks about erectial disfunction. You mean someone is going to stick a needle into my penis? For the record, they are called intracavernous injections and your physician will give you an auto-injector that works with a simple push-button mechanism. You hold the head of your penis and stretch it along your thigh while sitting upright. You need to make the injection at the base of the penis. Although it is an area that is sensitive to pleasure, it does not register too much pain. The sensation is no worse that being flicked with an elastic band. After the injection, you have to apply pressure to the injection site with an alcohol swab for about five minutes. You should aim for a slightly different point for each injection, rotating the penis a little if necessary. This will reduce the risk of bruising or scarring. The erection usually lasts for about an hour.
Hmmm. This needs thought! Why can I not simply use a Viagra, Cialis or Levitra?
Well, no matter how successful they are for most men regardless of age and regardless of the underlying cause of erectile dysfunction (ED), there are limits to the PDE-5 inhibitors. These limits may be physical - the underlying cause of the ED is sufficiently far advanced that Viagra, Cialis or Levitra simply will not work. Or you may already be taking medications for those underlying causes which, for now, make it impossible for you to take one of the PDE-5 inhibitors at an effective dosage.
Papaverine is a vasodilator used to loose blood vessels and it was adapted for this purpose almost twenty years ago. It rarely causes any pain although it has a slightly higher risk of causing priapismbecause it remains active in the body for a longer period of time than Alprostadil. It may also be slightly more likely to cause scarring if you hit the same injection point too often.
It is also available as a small pellet sold under the brand name, Muse, which you insert into the tube through which urine passes from the bladder out of your body. Now this is slightly more complicated than it sounds. You have to use a device which opens up the canal sufficiently to allow the tablet to be inserted inside your penis. As you will realise, the tablet slowly dissolves and so the pressure on the penis diminishes fairly rapidly. Some men report a slight burning sensation as the medication is absorbed into the penis. There can also be a drop in your blood pressure so you should not be taking any other medication which may have an additive effect. It is also not advisable to consume alcohol before using Muse.