Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a disease that prevents the patients from performing normal sexual intercourse. In recent years, ED is more common among men and do have negative effect to their quality of life. According to the statistics, there are about 150 million men worldwide suffering from this disease. It makes up 20% of global adult males, and the statistical data are increasing year after year. The prevalence of ED in Hungary men is about 10.1%, which means about 40.000 men are afftected (1). The pathogenesis of the disease is related to multiple factors, including age, hormon disorders, metabolic disorders, chronic diseases, trauma, surgery, psychological factors, alcohol consumption, and so on. It is showed that, ED not only hurts the man himself, but also halmful to his sexual and social relationship.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of civilization and medicine, concern of the prevention and treatment of ED has been focused more than ever. In general, there are 2 main type of treatments for the disease: invasive and nonivasive.

  1. Noninvasive therapy is mainly based on oral type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDE5-Is) drugs. It has obvious efficacy; however, the long-term efficacy does not respond well. Sides effects may appear like headaches, myalgia, pain, and maybe risky for people with hypotension.
  2. Invasive therapy mainly include intracavernosal injection of vasoactive drugs, vacuum suction devices, and penile prosthesis implantation. They are proved to be effective therapies. Their side effects can be pain and the efficacy is short term

Erectile dysfunction was first mentioned in Ling-Shu and Su-wen books of China, dated back few thousands years ago. It showed that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history and rich experience of treatment of this disease. TCM believes that the etiology and pathogenesis of ED is closely related to kidney, spleen and liver function, also with energy and blood circulation block. Acupunture helps strengthen the kidneys, liver and spleen function, promote the blood circulation and collaterals. At the same time, it reduces stress, improve the mood and therefore achieve treatment goal. Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can improve male erectile function (2). For example, a study  in 2003 indicated that acupuncture can be an effective treatment option in more than two-thirds of patients with psychogenic erectile dysfunction (3).

QUESTIONS

1. How many acupuncture treatments are needed to see result?

The number of treatment depends on what health conditions you have and how severe it is. Your doctor will set up your treatment plan and inform you how many treatments you need, based on your actual problems. In general at least 2 treatments per week is necessary for a course of 10 weeks.

2. Are there any side effects?

Acupuncture is considered very safe treatments as its side effects are very rare. They are including pain, swollen, bleeding, infection. If you are treated by licensed physician, you do not have to worry about that.

3. Is there other alternative ways to help ED?

A healthy lifestyle can help you a lot. They are including:

  • Maintain normal body weight.
  • Exercising regularly
  • Quit smoking
  • Limit alcohol use
  • Meditation

WE OFFER ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

If you have ED problem and want to consult about acupuncture treatment, please make an appointment at:

Dr. Nguyen Hong, Tel: +36 70 943 1878, Email: hongnbcc@gmail.com

Budapest- Vietkimhong Clinic, 1051 Budapest, Arany János str.33, 1.floor.2, doorbell 127. Opening hours: Friday, Saturday 8:00- 18:00

Miskolc- 3515 Miskolc, Egyetemváros, Egyetem str. 17, Bolyai Kollégium, E/4 building, ground floor, CSPMed clinic. Opening hours: Thursday 10:00- 17:00

Győr-  Vietkimhong Clinic, 9026 Győr, Révfalu, From October 2021. Opening hours: Wednesday 10:00- 17:00

Reference

  1. https://www.hazipatika.com/napi_egeszseg/ferfi_problemak/cikkek/merevedesi_zavar_amit_a_ferfiak_elhallgatnak/20041217142335?autorefreshed=1
  2. The safety and efficacy of acupuncture for erectile dysfunction. A network meta-analysis. Jisheng Wang el al, Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan; 98(2): e14089
  3. Acupuncture in the treatment of psychogenic erectile dysfunction: first results of a prospective randomized placebo-controlled study, P F Engelhardt et al, Int J Impot Res, 2003 Oct;15(5):343-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3901021