At the end of treatment, patients were asked whether or not treatment had improved their erections. Patients receiving sildenafil reported significant improvement in their ability to achieve and maintain an erection compared with those who received placebo, Dr. Blonde reported. Treatment responses were lower for diabetic patients compared with nondiabetic patients but higher than previously reported. Sildenafil treatment for men with type 1 diabetes was associated with significant improvement in erectile function, with efficacy similar to that observed for men with type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of complete ED among men in the general population increases with age, from five percent among men aged 40 years to 15 percent among men aged 70 years, Dr. Blonde said.
Erectile dysfunction is a common complication in men with diabetes.
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