History and the Present – a Breakthrough in Sexology Due to Introduction of Sildenafil Citrate – the First PDE-5 Inhibitor
History and the Present – a Breakthrough in Sexology Due to Introduction of Sildenafil Citrate – the First PDE-5 Inhibitor
Author(s): Zbigniew Lew-StarowiczSubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology
Published by: Centrum Terapii Michał Lew-Starowicz
Keywords: erectile dysfunction; sildenafil; sexual medicine
Summary/Abstract: In the past erectile dysfunction were perceived as a disorder of a psychogenic nature. Since the introductionof the sildenafil citrate (Viagra®) in 1998 for the treatment of erectile dysfunctions, they began to be treatedas organic disorders and independent risk factor in cardiac and vascular diseases. The medication proved tobe effective as well as safe and became an important contribution in the development of sexual medicine.
Journal: Przegląd Seksuologiczny
- Issue Year: 11/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 41-43
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English