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[Combination of compound Xuanju Capsule and sildenafil for erectile dysfunction that progressively fails to respond
Bo-Te Chen1, Huai Yang, Shi-Jian Wu
1Department of Urology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Region, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, China. Bote_chen@163.com
Objective:
To explore the clinical effects of Compound Xuanju Capsule (CXC) combined with sildenafil on erectile dysfunction (ED) that progressively fails to respond to sildenafil.
Methods:
Totally, 36 ED patients who progressively failed to respond to sildenafil were randomly divided into a trial and a control group of equal number, the former treated with oral CXC at 3 g tid plus sildenafil at 50 mg an hour before sexual activity, while the latter with sildenafil alone at 100 mg an hour before sexual activity. After 2 months of treatment, we compared the patients' scores on IIEF-5 and their partners' scores on Treatment Satisfaction Scale (TSS) between the two groups.
Results:
The total rate of erectile function improvement was 94.44% in the trial and 88.89% in the control group (P > 0.05). The IIEF-5 score was 20.888 9 +/- 3.833 1 in the former and 18. 777 8 +/- 4.008 2 in the latter after treatment, significantly higher than 13. 166 7 +/- 3.601 5 and 13. 055 6 +/- 2.775 4 before treatment (P < 0.05). The post-treatment IIEF-5 scores of the patients and the TSS scores of their partners were markedly higher in the trial than in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Compound Xuanju Capsule combined with sildenafil is effective for erectile dysfunction that progressively fails to respond to sildenafil.
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