Research11 min read
Who entered the sildenafil studies, and why that matters
An analysis of study selection, clinical categories and the questions a group average leaves for an individual medical assessment.
· The ED Treatment Center editorial team
Vol. 01The Journal
A closer look at the evidence.
Patient education alongside AI-assisted research analysis. Each new scientific article names its sources and clearly states that it has not been medically reviewed. See individual articles for authorship and evidence limits.
Lead
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Following participants through the daily tadalafil trial
Screening, assignment and completion answer different questions. A practical reading of participant flow, missing measurements and medical-history relevance.
Research11 min readThe ED Treatment Center editorial team - 03
Peyronie's Disease: What the Curve Is Telling You
Most men who develop a bend wait a year before mentioning it, and by then the window in which the most effective treatments work has often closed. The single most useful thing to understand is which phase you are in.
Understanding ED11 min readMarcus Elwood, MD - 04
Acoustic Wave Therapy: What the Evidence Actually Shows
We offer this treatment and we grade its evidence as emerging rather than established. Both of those things are true at once, and a man considering a course of it deserves to understand exactly why.
Treatment8 min readDaniel Okonjo, MD - 05
Regenerative Therapy and the P-Shot: Why We Call It Investigational
Platelet-rich plasma is one of the higher-margin procedures this clinic offers, and we label it investigational in the largest type on its own page. Here is the reasoning, and how to apply the same test to anyone selling it.
Treatment7 min readDaniel Okonjo, MD - 06
Injection Therapy: The Needle You Are Imagining Is Not the Needle
It has the highest response rate of any non-surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction, and almost nobody wants it when it is first described. The gap between the idea and the experience is wider here than anywhere else in men's health.
Treatment8 min readDaniel Okonjo, MD - 07
Non-Prescription ED Pills: What Is Actually In Them
Every month men search for ED pills that do not need a prescription. There is a reason the honest answer is uncomfortable — and it is not that the products do nothing.
Treatment10 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD - 08
Two Drugs In One Pill: Do Combination ED Products Make Sense?
Almost every telehealth service now sells a 2-in-1 or 3-in-1. We have taken apart eight of them. The pharmacology is simpler than the marketing, and it is not in the marketing’s favour.
Treatment13 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD - 09
How To Read Advice About Buying ED Medication
Search for where to buy this medication and a large share of the first page is written by people who are paid when you click through. Here is how that shapes what you are shown — including what can never appear.
Buying11 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD - 10
Is It Safe to Buy ED Medication Online?
Mostly yes, with two specific exceptions that matter a great deal. Having reviewed two dozen of these services in detail, here is how to tell which kind you are dealing with in about ninety seconds.
Treatment9 min readMarcus Elwood, MD - 11
Diabetes and Erectile Dysfunction: Why It Is Different
Erectile dysfunction is roughly three times more common in men with diabetes, tends to arrive a decade earlier, and responds differently to treatment. Understanding why changes what you should ask for.
Understanding ED8 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD - 12
Erectile Dysfunction in Younger Men
Roughly a quarter of men presenting with new erectile dysfunction are under forty. The causes are usually different from those in older men, the outlook is usually better, and the delay before seeking help is usually longer.
Understanding ED8 min readJames Whitaker, PhD - 13
Does Dissolvable ED Medication Actually Work Faster?
An entire product category is built on the claim that a tablet dissolving under your tongue reaches you sooner. Somebody ran the trial. The answer is about seven minutes — and it was not statistically significant.
Treatment8 min readDaniel Okonjo, MD - 14
What Your Erections Are Telling You About Your Heart
Penile arteries are roughly a third the diameter of coronary arteries. That single anatomical fact explains why erectile dysfunction is often the first symptom of a disease that has nothing to do with sex.
Understanding ED7 min readMarcus Elwood, MD - 15
Why the Pill Didn't Work
Most men who believe they have failed oral medication have never had a fair trial of it. Six things go wrong, and all six are fixable.
Treatment6 min readDaniel Okonjo, MD - 16
The Testosterone Problem Nobody in the Industry Wants to Discuss
Low-T clinics have made testosterone the most over-prescribed hormone in men's health. Here is how to tell whether you actually need it.
Treatment8 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD - 17
How to Talk to Your Partner About It
Silence is the most common response and the most damaging one. What partners actually report thinking — and how the conversation tends to go when men finally have it.
Relationships5 min readJames Whitaker, PhD - 18
Penile Rehabilitation After Prostate Surgery
The months following radical prostatectomy are a narrow window. What you do in them meaningfully affects what function returns.
Treatment7 min readMarcus Elwood, MD - 19
Six Lifestyle Changes That Actually Move the Needle
Not the generic advice. The specific interventions with measurable effects on erectile function, ranked by how much difference they make.
Prevention6 min readPriya Raghunathan, MD
Reading is not a diagnosis
At some point the useful next step is an appointment.
Everything on this page is general education. Which of it applies to you is a question that requires a physician, an examination and a blood panel.