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Isolation of Adipose Derived Regenerative Cells for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy
Published on: December 28, 2021
Erectile dysfunction: Is platelet-rich plasma the new frontier for treatment in patients with erectile dysfunction? A
Eleni Anastasiadis1, Razna Ahmed2, Abbas Khizar Khoja2
1Department of Urology, Croydon University Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the commonest disorders in adult males and affects 12-19% of men of reproductive age. Only few studies have evaluated the impact of ED on men and couples with infertility-these studies report higher rates of ED in this sub-group of men compared to the general population, with the prevalence of ED in men diagnosed with male infertility ranging from 6.7 to 61.6%. Nevertheless, ED is considered a rare cause of male infertility, accounting for about 0.4-5% of all causes of male infertility. ED remains a poorly treated condition globally and current therapies, like oral medication, offer only temporary symptomatic relief and do not influence disease progression-patients are potentially on lifelong treatment, with ED worsening over time. In contrast, regenerative medicine may potentially reverse or halt the progression of ED processes. In this article, we review the evidence for intracavernosal injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of ED.
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