Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction
Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction
November 27, 2023 (Issue: 1690)
Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy
similar to that used to fragment kidney stones or
gallstones is a new option for treatment of erectile
dysfunction that is now being advertised extensively
in the US. It has not been approved by the...more
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- E Chung and R Cartmill. Evaluation of clinical efficacy, safety and patient satisfaction rate after low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction: an Australian first open-label single-arm prospective clinical trial. BJU Int 2015; 115 Suppl 5:46. doi:10.1111/bju.13035
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