免吃藥新選擇,低能量震波治療,物理性的改善男性雄風!
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陳盈昌院長表示,男性幸福功能門診,就診患者年齡層逐漸下降,現在30多歲的男性, 已有相當比例,出現幸福功能困擾,進而影響婚姻生活,及生育計劃。 因為攸關國家人口政策及社會安定,建議患者積極求診, 切莫隨意服食來路不明的藥品或迷信偏方。 新型線性體外震波治療,衛福部核可,對血管性勃起功能障礙有幫助。
勃起功能障礙(erectile dysfunction, ED)
是根治性攝護腺切除術(radical prostatectomy, RP)後常見的副作用,
即使是在術中使用神經保留技術。當神經成功保留的狀況下,
造成勃起功能障礙的機轉通常被推測為術中的直接損傷、
神經拉扯、電燒溫度損傷、暫時缺血和局部的發炎反應
而引起的海綿體神經暫時性訊號傳導受阻。勃起過程可以帶給陰莖組織足夠的氧飽和動脈血,
代表著當陰莖組織在勃起功能障礙時,
組織是處於低氧供應的狀態。
這可能反過來導致平滑肌細胞凋亡和組織纖維化,
術後長期的勃起功能障礙就可能產生。
在攝護腺根除手術後,治療勃起功能障礙的方式很多,
陰莖注射治療、負壓助勃器治療甚至是侵入性手術治療,
例如人工陰莖植入手術,都可能是有效的治療方法,
而較新的治療方式選擇則是低能量體外震波治療。自2010年以來,低能量震波治療被嘗試治療勃起功能障礙。
可以增加α-SMA、vWF、nNOS和VEGF
以及聚集內皮細胞來促進新生血管生成。
此外,亦有其他臨床研究顯示LIEST具有好的治療效果和較小的副作用低能量震波治療的方式是利用機器經由震波探頭傳遞出震波
會平均施打於陰莖海綿體六個不同的地方。
每週兩次震波治療,連續三週治療後休息兩週,
之後再連續三週共計六次的治療,總共12次。在治療期間,
不需要施打麻醉藥,也不需要服用止痛藥,目前也無嚴重的併發症的報告。目前勃起功能障礙的治療有很多,
而低能量震波治療(LIEST)新治療選擇之一,
非侵入性且無嚴重併發症。Reference:
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