{"id":534,"date":"2011-11-02T00:12:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T05:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2011-11-02T00:12:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T05:42:07","slug":"is-sound-wave-treatment-for-impotence-effective-and-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/is-sound-wave-treatment-for-impotence-effective-and-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sound Wave Treatment For Impotence Effective And Safe ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any time there are any new developments in the field of treatment for  erectile dysfunction there is huge media coverage and it is no <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Man-holding-limp-tulips.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-535\" title=\"Man holding limp tulips\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Man-holding-limp-tulips-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Limp tulips at midsection\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Man-holding-limp-tulips.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Man-holding-limp-tulips.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Man-holding-limp-tulips.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> different this time as major news agencies are giving widespread  coverage to a recent study done where extra-corporeal shock wave therapy  was used to improve sexual function of some men suffering from severe  erectile dysfunction or impotence.<\/p>\n<p>This is a similar technique  which is used to break kidney stones, and before we get too  excited, its important to note that the study was conducted on a  relatively small number of patients (29 men) and the results are far  from conclusive in my opinion to rate this type of treatment as  effective.<\/p>\n<p>The major drawback of this technique as I see it is  that it is primarily a destructive one as it is used to break down  things more than anything else (as demonstrated in the process of  breaking kidney stones). So the long-term effects and the safety are  question marks.<\/p>\n<p>I am not dismissing this treatment out of hand but  I feel that a lot more research needs to be done over a much longer  period of time, involving a larger number of volunteers before I can  even think of endorsing it. But having said that it is a development on  which I for one will be keeping a keen eye out for.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile if  you suffer from <a href=\"\/\/www.draoras.com\/erectile-dysfunction\">erectile dysfunction<\/a> or <a href=\"\/\/www.draroras.com\/premature-ejaculation\">premature ejaculation<\/a>, I suggest  consulting your doctor or a qualified sexologist to get expert opinion  and treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Any time there are any new developments in the field of treatment for erectile dysfunction there is huge media coverage and it is no different this time as major news agencies are giving widespread coverage to a recent study done where extra-corporeal shock wave therapy was used to improve sexual function of some men suffering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,29],"tags":[16,7,6,13,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-534","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-erectile-dysfunction-2","7":"category-news-2","8":"tag-ed","9":"tag-erectile-dysfunction","10":"tag-impotence","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-sex-problems","13":"entry","14":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}