Implant decline
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:45 am
Nothing to see here. From the CNN article:
"Researchers found that the number of men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction increased 165% over the 10-year study period, while the use of penile implants declined, with 4.6% of men with ED getting a penile implant in 2002 and 2.3% of men opting for an implant in 2010. The study's finding that penile implants are on the downturn resulted from an analysis of 1,763,260 men using Medicare public use files from 2001 to 2010."
end CNN
I'd be concerned if the article talked about declining use of implants because of health or financial reasons, but those factors were not mentioned. Obviously the biggest competition to implants are the ED pills, which the article mentioned. On the other hand, the article raved about the effectiveness of implants:
"Experts say men with penile implants report higher levels of satisfaction compared to those using medications or injections partly because the implant is part of the body and is not visible from the outside."
For now I'm staying with injections, but an implant is definitely on my radar.