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How can erectile dysfunction due to diabetes be treated?
Q: I am 48 years old. I am suffering from diabetes for the past 17 years. I am also facing penile erectile problem for the last seven years, and now the problem has become severe. Is there a solution, medication or surgery, to cure my problem?
A:Diabetes is a known cause of erectile dysfunction. There are several ways we can help patients with diabetes and erectile dysfunction. We go in a graded manner from medicines to devices and prosthesis. You should consult a urologist and get appropriate advice and prescription for medicines. If they do not help, you could take help of intra-penile injections, suction device or prosthesis as a last resort.
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