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Efficacy of Warm Acupuncture Combined with Tadalafil in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction of Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients |
CHEN Lijun, ZHAO Zhijian, XIA Hao |
Department of Urology,Tianshui Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital,Tianshui Gansu 741020 |
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Abstract 【Objective】To investigate the efficacy of warm acupuncture combined with tadalafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) of middle-aged and elderly patients. 【Methods】A total of 98 middle-aged and elderly ED patients admitted to Tianshui Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from June 2022 to May 2024 were randomly divided into two groups, with 49 cases in each group. The control group received conventional tadalafil treatment, while the observation group was additionally treated with warm acupuncture. The total treatment duration was 6 weeks. Clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups by evaluating the International Index of Erectile Function (IEF-5), Erection Hardness Score (EHS), total serum testosterone (tT) levels, Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SS), The measurement of slow-twitch muscle (Type Ⅰ) and fast-twitch muscle (Type Ⅱ),and the endurance test values. Adverse events during treatment were also recorded. 【Results】The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, the IEF-5 scores, EHS, SS scores and serum total testosterone levels of the two groups were higher than those before treatment. After 6 weeks of treatment, the levels of IEF-5, EHS, SS scores, and serum tT in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The measurement of slow-twitch muscle (Type Ⅰ) and fast-twitch muscle (Type Ⅱ), as well as their endurance test values of the two groups of patients were higher than those before treatment. And these test values in the observation group were also higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). 【Conclusion】Warm acupuncture combined with tadalafil has a significant clinical efficacy in treating erectile dysfunction in middle-aged and elderly patients, significantly improving erectile function and sexual satisfaction without increasing the incidence of adverse events.
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Received: 20 September 2024
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