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Erectile Dysfunction:  Focus on Sildenafil and Newer PDE-5 Inhibitors
  • Richard F. Spark, M.D. F.A.C.E.


  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA


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Male Sexual Chemistry
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Understanding Male Sexuality
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The Impulses for Sexual Potency
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The Nitric Oxide Cascade
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Reports of Erections With Placebo and Viagra
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Efficacy of Sildenafil
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Given
  • Sildenafil corrects ED in most but not all men
  • Some  men do not sustain their initial positive sildenafil response
  • Is  sildenafil tachyphylaxis the cause?
  • Are coexistent risk factors responsible?
  • Does risk factor modification improve the response to sildenafil ?
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ED- Risk Factors 2002
  • To date:
  • RF
  •   a. identification
  •   b. segregation
  •   c. differentiate response
  • RF modification-limited data
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ED-At Risk Populations
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Testosterone deficiency
  • HBP-Antihypertensive meds
  • Depression-Antidepressant Rx.
  • Neuropathy
  • Tobacco
  • EtOH
  • Radical Prostatectomy
  • Age
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RF control- sildenafil efficacy
  • Proven
  • Increase serum testosterone levels
  • Normalize lipid levels
  • DC Smoking/ EtOH
  • Unproven
  • Improved glycemic control
  • Adjust anti hypertensive therapy
  • Alleviate depression


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Just Say “NO” - Nitric Oxide and penile erection
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ED in Diabetes-Baseline Response at +12 Wk.
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Q.4 Sildenafil Response by DM Subgroup
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ED in Diabetes-Sildenadil Q.4 Response By Age
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ED in Diabetes-12 Week Response
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 Glycemia-ED- Sildenafil
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Low Testosterone
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Normal Testosterone
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“Drink provokes the desire but taketh away the performance”*
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Lipids and Rigi-Scan
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Atorvastatin Effect on Penile Erections
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ED Risk Factors
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Tadalafil (Cialis)and Vardenafil (Nuviva) in Diabetic
Men With ED
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Structure of PDE5 inhibitors
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Overall Selectivity of Tadalafil
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Tadalafil-Treatment Effect on Successful
Intercourse: SEP Q3†
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Intercourse Success Rate With Tadalafil as a Function of Time†‡
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Diabetes Tadalafil- Treatment Effect on Successful Intercourse: SEP Question 3†‡
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Vardenafil Diabetes Study
 Diary Questions -Penetration & Maintenance
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Percent Response in Diabetic Men with ED
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PDE-5 Inhibitors and ED in Diabetic Men
  • 1. The PDE-5 inhibitors can reverse ED in  diabetic men
  • 2. PDE-5 responsiveness  not yet linked to Diabetic control
  • 3. Differences in AE profiles and  period of responsiveness may exist
  • 4. The new PDE-5 inhibitors expand medical options for men with ED


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Prospective Studies