November 2015
Headlines are punchy. They are also potentially misleading. Consider that a CNN story recently highlighted a study documenting shrinking use of penile implants.
CommentsA patient called from Edmonton, a city in Alberta, a province in western Canada. The patient wanted a penile implant surgery package for which he was willing to pay cash out of his own pocket.
CommentsWhat happens if we take things back to the way they used to be? If there are no more insurance claims? And you can get an appointment the next day?
CommentsRemember the Viva Viagra commercials on TV? They stirred heavy doses of nostalgia for youthful adventure. They implied a lot of sex. They served pharmaceutical interests well.
CommentsToday is Veterans Day and America salutes the men and women who serve. But does it understand them?
CommentsPenile prostheses are implanted in cases of treatment resistant erectile dysfunction. But are they also a treatment for an erection that simply will not go away?
CommentsSurgery can quickly cure the acute pain and nausea of scrotal pain due to testicular torsion, in which the testicle rotates around the attached spermatic cord.
CommentsThe goal of prosthetic surgery is to satisfy desires for better function. So just how likely are recipients to be satisfied with newly implanted prostheses?
CommentsMen who have radical prostatectomy or radiation treatment can have erectile dysfunction, which may be treated with an