A study from Brazil followed patients for a year and observed unprecedented responses in cases of spinal cord injury
Erectile dysfunction is a problem that affects thousands of men around the world, especially patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury and loss of movement of the lower extremities. The good news is that research in Brazil has produced encouraging results and could reverse this scenario.
The work carried out in the urology laboratory of the Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, in Santo André, monitors the performance of the CaverSTIM, a device that stimulates nerve endings, allowing paraplegic men to regain their impulses to respond to sexual stimulation.
Six paraplegic men, aged under 34 and suffering from spinal cord injuries that occurred more than four years ago, were followed. After one year of follow-up, a significant improvement was observed: five of the six patients managed to regain continuous erections and reported better quality of sexual intercourse.
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“There is already technology to stimulate the spinal cord and control functions like the intestine, but recovering the path of the erection nerve is something completely new. This opens the way to other treatments,” Sidney Glina, the urologist leading the study, told G1.
Although the results are still being analyzed for peer review, the team considers the finding important enough to expand the study. In the next phase, 20 paraplegic patients with different types and levels of spinal cord injury are to be included in the research.
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