Erectile dysfunction following Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) remains a major consequence of the surgery, with over 30% of men never recovering functional erections.
A new treatment is reported in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that includes the first electrically stimulated nerve treatment to induce erections post-surgery within a very short time.
The technique involves Low Intensity Electrical Stimulation (LIES) directly to the cavernosal nerves responsible for control of erection. These are often damaged during RARP and take many months to repair or recover, during which serious long-term damage to the penis can occur.
The study reports the first results using the CaverSTIM device, with 100% success in restoring normal erectile function, including nocturnal erections, in the small sample used.
Treatment consisted of a daily 1 hour session of LIES for 21 days, followed by daily 15 minute sessions at normal intensity.
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