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Beyond physical functioning, erectile difficulties can impact sexual confidence, self-esteem, relationship satisfaction and quality-of-life. (Freepik)

Erectile disorder: How science is moving beyond viagra

Erectile dysfunction treatment has long relied on self-reporting and a narrow set of treatment options. Advances support an increasingly personalized, data-driven and patient-centred care model.
Pawpaw leaves are boiled and administered orally to treat sexually transmitted infections. Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Medicinal plants support men’s health in South Africa: why this knowledge needs safekeeping

Without systematic documentation, traditional plants’ uses could be lost or excluded from mainstream medical discourse.
Natural supplements may be popular, but they can have dangerous side effects when they include prescription drugs. Oleksandr Zamuruiev/Shutterstock.com

Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss

Men who can’t take drugs for erectile dysfunction and overweight people who can’t lose weight sometimes turn to natural supplements, thinking they are safe. Many times, they are not.
Antidepressants bring in almost $17 billion a year for the pharmaceutical industry, and yet science shows their benefit to be small. Natural therapies such as diet, exercise, light therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy are just as effective. (Shutterstock)

Why natural depression therapies are better than pills

These four “natural” therapies for depression have rigorous, peer-reviewed scientific studies to support their use.
New research suggests that midlife Canadians struggle with a variety of sexual problems, with low desire reported as most common for both men and women. (Shutterstock)

Midlife sex problems? New research says you’re not alone

Low libido, problems ejaculating, vaginal pain – these problems are common for midlife Canadians, and some of them are way more likely if you’re married.
Erectile dysfunction can cause relationship problems if the man doesn’t share what’s going on in his head. Attila Tsantner/Flickr

Erectile dysfunction often has a psychological basis

Many men experience erectile dysfunction. It might not be an exaggeration to say all men might experience it at some time or another.
Two thirds of Australian men aged 45 and over are at risk of suffering from erectile dysfunction. Shutterstock

Nearly two thirds of men over 45 report erectile dysfunction: study

Almost two thirds of men aged 45 and over have reported experiencing erectile dysfunction, a new study has shown. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, examined data on health, socio-demographic…
Harder times ahead for Pfizer as Viagra patents end. Flickr/kosare

End of an era for Viagra as rivals get ready to raid market

Those for whom Viagra is indispensable might be a little surprised that the ubiquitous blue, diamond-shaped pill was a chance discovery by a group of research pharmaceutical chemists at Pfizer’s research…

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