These advances also have helped increase the number of men seeking treatment. An oral dopamine-agonist may soon join sildenafil in the armamentarium of noninvasive treatments for impotence. Other treatments in the experimental stages include reconstruction surgery for damaged veins and arteries in the penis. Whether or not this method proves to be safe and effective, ongoing improvements in traditional methods should continue to create more successful and widespread treatment of impotence. Points to Remember Impotence is a consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse.
Impotence is treatable in all age groups.
95-3923 September 1995.