Effect of Oral Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra(R)) in Erectile Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury. |
Rha, In Soo , Lee, Bum Suk , Kim, Byung Sik , Kim, Kee Kyung |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Korea. 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Daejon-Hanil, Korea. |
척수 손상 환자의 발기부전에 대한 Sildenafil의 효과 |
나인수, 이범석, 김병식, 김기경1 |
국립재활병원 척수손상재활과, 1대전 한일병원 재활의학과 |
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Abstract |
Objective To evaluate the effect of oral sildenafil citrate (ViagraⰒ) on erectile dysfunction following spinal cord injury. Method Seventy nine male patients with erectile dysfunction after spinal cord injury, who were free from contraindications, received 50 mg of sildenafil. Visual-analogue erection scale (VAES) was used to evaluate the rigidity of penis before and after the medication. In addition, the duration of erection and side effects of sildenafil were evaluated.
Results Mean VAES score showed a statistically significant increase after the medication from 5.6 to 7.5 (p=0.000). The mean duration of erection also increased from 3.4 minutes to 27.1 minutes after medication (p=0.000). Sixty seven patients (84.8%) reported improved erection with 50 mg of sildenafil and sixty one patients (77.2%) reported rigid erection enough for sexual intercourse. Ten patients (12.7%) reported side effects: facial flushing (3), dizziness (2), headache (2), chest pain (2), and palpitation (1).
Conclusion This study demonstrated that sildenafil is an effective medication in treating erectile dysfunction after spinal cord injury. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2002; 26: 306-310)
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Key Words:
Sildenafil (ViagraⰒ, ), Sildenafil (ViagraⰒ, ), Erectile dysfunction, Spinal cord injurys |
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