A.B. does not require any additional therapy after surgery. At his 6-month follow-up visit, he reports he
can get an erection but has difficulty maintaining an erection for sexual relations.
The physician discusses erectile aids with A.B.
What options are possible? Name at least three
types.
• Oral erectile medications (sildenafil [Viagra], vardenafil [Levitra], tadalafil [Cialis])
• Injecting the penis with vasodilating drugs
• Transurethral suppository (alprostadil [Muse])
• Vacuum constriction device
• Surgically implanted penile prosthesis
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