[Some aspects of the use of prostaglandin E1 in cases of erectile dysfunction]

The author reports about his first experience of the use of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) for the treatment of the erectile dysfunction. Results and observations of the self injection treatment with PGE1 of 46 patients are reported. Main indications and some practical aspects of the use of PGE1 are discussed after 5 short case reports. Upon the international experience and his own first results the authors opinion is, that the PGE1 is especially useful for the self injection treatment of the erectile dysfunction because of its rare complication rate.