缺血性阴茎异常勃起的诊断及阶梯治疗

阴茎异常勃起是泌尿男科一种罕见的疾病,需要急诊干预治疗。临床常分为缺血性,非缺血性二种类型,其中缺血性阴茎异常勃起占绝大多数。缺血性阴茎异常勃起会导致海绵体组织纤维化和勃起功能障碍,随着缺血时间的延长,海绵体会永久损伤。不同的阴茎持续勃起时间,不同的治疗方式影响患者的预后,会造成不同程度的勃起功能障碍。遂此病需尽早明确所属类型。通过询问患者病史,细致查体,结合实验室检查中阴茎海绵体血气分析及彩色多普勒检查,明确患者状态。并采取冷敷、镇静,海绵体抽吸灌注或海绵体注射拟交感类药物,外科分流手术等阶梯治疗的方式,最大限度保护患者勃起功能。本文对缺血性阴茎异常勃起的诊断及阶梯治疗进行综述。     

阴茎异常勃起的紧急处理及护理体会

目的 探讨阴茎异常勃起的紧急处理及护理方法.方法 对5例阴茎异常勃起的患者给予临床急救、阴茎海绵体穿刺抽吸及冲洗术的配合、术后护理及心理护理等.结果 5例患者病情均好转出院,经随访均无勃起功能障碍.结论 及时正确的处理及护理可减少阴茎异常勃起的并发症,恢复患者正常的性功能.     

彩色多普勒超声在血管性勃起功能障碍中的诊断价值

目的:研究彩色多普勒超声(CDDS)在血管性勃起功能障碍(ED)中的诊断价值,从而为患者临床诊断方式的选择提供参考。方法:选择本院内2012年4月至2015年3月期间因ED入院接受治疗的男性患者248例,在患者接受检查前,需将酚妥拉明、罂粟碱以及前列腺素-E1等药物混合液0.2 m L注入阴茎海绵体内,使得诱导阴茎勃起,随后使用彩色多普勒超声系统进行诊断,对阴茎海绵体动脉的收缩期最大血流率(PSV)、舒张末期血流率(EDV)、阻力指数(RI)等指标进行记录,对各指标诊断ED的应用价值进行评估。结果:在248例患者中,存在血流动力学异常病例172例,其中96例患者为动脉性ED,72例患者为静脉性ED;72例血流动力学正常病例,为非血管性ED。合并糖尿病25例,占10.08%;高血压17例,占6.85%;高血脂116例,占46.77%;阴茎硬结症7例,占2.82%;阴茎海绵体纤维化8例,占3.23;经腹前列腺切除术后者9例,占3.2%,经尿道切除前列腺术后者8例,占3.23;吸烟者196例,占79.03%。血管性ED患者的FPSV、PSV、EDV明显低于非血管性ED患者的,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05);且在血管性ED患者中,动脉性FPSV、ED、EDV患者的PSV明显低于非血管性ED患者的,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。在指标对比中,血管性ED患者的RI与非血管性ED患者的RI无明显差异(P0.05),但静脉性ED患者的RI明显低于非血管性ED患者的,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。在96例动脉性ED患者中,行选择性阴部内动脉造影术有11例,动脉性病变8例,彩色超声多普勒检查与选择性阴部内动脉造影术符合率为72.73%。结论:在诱导阴茎勃起后,对患者进行彩色多普勒超声系统诊断,能够有效排除阴茎在疲软状态下存在的可变性因素,能够准确反映阴茎血流动力学状态,从而能够准确筛查血管性ED疾病,其检测结果的准确性优于动脉造影,临床应用价值较高,值得进一步推广使用。     

正常新西兰白兔阴茎组织超声成像特征的实验研究

目的:明确正常新西兰白兔阴茎组织超声成像特征。方法:性成熟健康新西兰白兔3只(月龄4-5月),猝死后将阴茎切除放入4%中性福尔马林中固定24小时。将阴茎标本置入纯净水中,进行超声成像,扫查切面选择阴茎横截面。将阴茎标本横断面制成病理切片,进行HE染色观察。结果:超声成像清晰显示:阴茎包皮及皮下软组织、阴茎海绵体白膜、阴茎海绵体、尿道海绵体,这些结构的空间位置关系与阴茎标本和组织病理切片完全一致;同时,利用二维超声图像显示的白膜边界进行阴茎海绵体内径的测量,测值与组织病理切片基本一致。结论:利用二维超声可以观察和测量新西兰白兔阴茎组织结构,超声成像可以作为新西兰白兔阴茎疾病模型研究的一项影像学检测方法。     

包皮环切术后阴茎头坏死诊治一例报告并文献复习

目的:探讨包皮环切术后阴茎头坏死的临床特性和诊治方法及预后。方法:报告1例包皮环切术后阴茎头坏死患者临床资料,结合文献复习讨论。结果:采用阴茎延长术,切断阴茎浅、深悬韧带并分离部分海绵体脚以延伸阴茎海绵体;同时利用阴茎残端再造阴茎头。术前残留阴茎常态下长度3.5cm,勃起时长度6cm;术后常态下长度6.0cm,勃起时长度10cm;术后均具有感觉和勃起功能。结论:利用阴茎延长术再造的阴茎不但在长度和形态上已接近正常,更重要的是具备良好的感觉与勃起功能,是修复包皮环切术后阴茎头坏死较为理想的方法。     

169例男性假两性畸形患者的治疗体会

目的:总结男性假两性畸形治疗的临床经验.方法:回顾性分析169例男性假两性畸形患者治疗后的临床资料.结果:169例男性假两性畸形患者,97例选择女性性别,72例选择男性性别,手术平均年龄为7岁.选择男性性别的患者术后阴茎平均长度为5.2 cm,35例出现尿后滴沥,18例再次行手术治疗,8例因阴茎小行手术,5例因尿瘘再行手术修补,5例因尿道狭窄行重吻合术,28例因尿道狭窄需行定期扩张,30例对治疗效果不满意,31例男性担心阴茎小,44例术后社会适应良好.选择女性性别的患者术后无尿失禁及排尿困难,2例再次行手术治疗,其中1例阴蒂肥大,1例尿道阴道瘘,17例因阴道狭窄需定期行阴道扩张(阴道成形术后2例),6例对治疗效果不满意,80例术后社会适应良好的.结论:男性假两性畸形治疗性别选择需在医生的指导下,根据患者及家庭意愿慎重决择,选择男性治疗难度大,术后并发症和社会适应困难比选择女性更明显.     

阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂分期手术修复（附43 例报道）

目的：探讨阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂的手术方法及分期手术修复的临床意义。方法：回顾性分析2005年1 月至2012 年 6 月间兰州军区兰州总医院收治的43 例阴茎阴囊转位伴尿道下裂的病例资料并分析手术方式及术后随访外观情况。结果：43 例 患者经2 期阴囊成形术后疗效满意,其中2 例伴严重尿道下裂患者经分手术后达到预期效果,术后随访6 个月至7 年。所有患者 在阴茎阴囊复位后经同期或分期尿道成形术后最终均达到尿道下裂修复的标准。结论：阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂应及早手术 矫正治疗。分期手术方法使操作简化,阴茎阴囊复位整形效果满意,最终尿道成形术后预后良好,术后并发症少,是一种安全可行 的手术方式,但性器官发育后易复发,术后要随访至青春期以后。     

阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂分期手术修复（附43例报道）

目的：探讨阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂的手术方法及分期手术修复的临床意义。方法：回顾性分析2005年1月至2012年6月间兰州军区兰州总医院收治的43例阴茎阴囊转位伴尿道下裂的病例资料并分析手术方式及术后随访外观情况。结果：43例患者经2期阴囊成形术后疗效满意,其中2例伴严重尿道下裂患者经分手术后达到预期效果,术后随访6个月至7年。所有患者在阴茎阴囊复位后经同期或分期尿道成形术后最终均达到尿道下裂修复的标准。结论：阴茎阴囊转位合并尿道下裂应及早手术矫正治疗。分期手术方法使操作简化,阴茎阴囊复位整形效果满意,最终尿道成形术后预后良好,术后并发症少,是一种安全可行的手术方式,但性器官发育后易复发,术后要随访至青春期以后。     

细胞凋亡及API5与糖尿病性勃起功能障碍的相关性研究

为探讨糖尿病(DM)大鼠阴茎海绵体凋亡情况,以及与API5表达的相关性,采用链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱导建立糖尿病大鼠模型,并使用APO阴茎勃起实验筛选DMED大鼠并检测各组大鼠阴茎海绵体压力(ICP).10周后取大鼠阴茎海绵体组织,通过原位末端标记法(TUNEL)和免疫组织化学法分别检测阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡及API5的表达情况.在该实验中,动物模型血糖浓度:观察组显著高于对照组(P<0.05);体重变化:观察组明显低于对照组(P<0.05);观察组ICP和ICP/MAP均明显低于对照组(P<0.05);观察组大鼠阴茎海绵体组织的细胞凋亡较对照组显著升高(P<0.05);观察组大鼠阴茎海绵体组织中API5蛋白表达较对照组明显减少.通过实验,可了解DM大鼠阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡率增加,这可能是糖尿病性勃起功能障碍的发病机制之一,而API5可能参与了DM大鼠阴茎海绵体细胞凋亡的基因调控.     

彩色多普勒超声与超声造影在卵巢肿瘤及瘤样病变诊断中的对比研究

目的:探讨彩色多普勒超声与超声造影在卵巢肿瘤及瘤样病变中的作用及意义。方法:对比分析我院2011年1月~2013年1月收治的卵巢肿瘤及瘤样病变患者60例,采用彩色多普勒超声和超声造影进行评定。结果:60例患者彩色多普勒超声提示良性31例,恶性21例,其中8例不能明确诊断,通过超声造影确诊35例良性患者,25例恶性肿瘤。结论:超声造影在诊断恶性肿瘤过程中比彩色多普勒超声效果更加显著,能够提高早期卵巢肿瘤鉴别的准确性,具有临床推广意义。     

Role of duplex scanning in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction

A total of 110 patients aged 34-74 years who complained of erectile dysfunction (ED) were examined. A control group of 9 patients without complaints of ED was formed to determine the normal condition. Baseline ultrasonography was followed by scanning after intracavernous administration of a vasoactive drug to whose use 59 individuals contended to. In the control group, the variation of PSV values was in the range of 23-59 cm/sec. Among the patients with complaints of ED, the baseline study has indicated normal PSV values in both cavernous arteries in 21 cases of the 110 patients; in the other patients, the baseline cavernous arterial blood flow, such as that in the great arteries, was less than 30 cm/sec. Summing up the data of observations of 59 patients undergone erectile stimulation has ascertained that that 20, 34, and 4 patients were diagnosed as having the isolated arterial form of ED, the arteriovenous form, and venous form, respectively; there was no evidence for the form of vascular genesis in 1 patient. Ultrasonography, including color duplex scanning with Doppler energy flow mapping, and B-mode before and after erectile stimulation with intracavernous administration of an E1-prostaglandin drug, makes it possible to assess the contribution of the vascular component to the pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction.     

Priapisme veineux: traitement et pronostic fonctionnel. A propos de 26 cas

Introduction

Priapism is a prolonged, painful and persistent erection, unrelated to sexual stimulation. The management of priapism is complex and requires various medical or surgical treatments. The authors review the aetiology, treatment and outcome of priapism.

Material and methods

26 cases of low-flow priapism were collected over a period of 23 years (1985–2007), corresponding to 22 adults and 4 children (average age: 32 years) with various types of priapism. The time to appropriate management after onset of priapism varied according to the aetiology and the time to consultation (range: 16 hours to 15 days).

Results

Complete and persistent detumescence for the first 24 hours was obtained in 84% of cases, sometimes with multiple successive procedures. No case of early recurrence was observed. 21 patients were regularly followed for a period of 3 months to 10 years (mean follow-up: 2 years). There were 9 (42.9%) successes (recovery of normal erectile function), 4 partial results (19%) and 9 (30.1%) failures (complete erectile dysfunction).

Conclusion

Low-flow priapism must be considered to be a serious andrological emergency. Medical treatment can be effective in early forms, but surgery must not be delayed to prevent permanent erectile dysfunction secondary to extensive corpora cavernosa fibrosis.     

鞍旁海绵状血管瘤的MRI诊断及误诊分析

目的:分析鞍旁海绵状血管瘤MR影像特点及误诊原因,提高对该疾病的诊断及鉴别诊断水平。方法:收集我院经手术病理证实的13例鞍旁海绵状血管瘤,术前均行MRI平扫及增强扫描,5例行3D-ASL检查,分析其影像学资料。结果:9例表现为横向哑铃状,鞍旁大,鞍内小,病灶主体位于颈内动脉外侧,颈内动脉海绵窦段被病灶包绕;1例鞍旁与鞍内病灶大小相似,1例病灶主体位于颈内动脉内侧,2例病灶完全位于颈内动脉外侧;7例垂体显示不清,6例垂体受推移;6例T2W I表现为类似脑脊液的极高信号;仅5例行3D-ASL检查,病灶均呈低灌注。误诊9例,其中4例误诊垂体腺瘤,5例误诊脑膜瘤。结论:横向哑铃状、病灶主体位于颈内动脉外侧及T2W I类似脑脊液的极高信号是鞍旁海绵状血管瘤的典型影像特征。对于不典型病变,借助3D-ASL可以减少误诊,充分掌握MRI影像特征及鉴别诊断的要点,对提高临床术前诊断水平具有重要价值。     

Effects of Intracavernous Injection of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on Cavernous Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Model

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of intracavernous injection of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on cavernous nerve (CN) regeneration and functional status in a nerve-crush rat model. Thirty Sprague–Dawley male rats were randomly divided into three equal groups: one group underwent sham operation, while two groups underwent bilateral CN crush. Crush-injury group was treated at the time of injury with intracavernous injection of ADSCs, or injured control group with no further intervention. Erectile function was assessed by CN electrostimulation after 3 months. Penile tissue and crushed nerves were collected for histology. Three months after surgery, in the group that underwent bilateral nerve crushing with no further intervention, the functional evaluation showed a lower mean maximal intracavernous pressure (ICP) and maximal ICP per mean arterial pressure (MAP) with CN stimulation than those in the sham group. In the group with an immediate intracavernous injection of ADSCs, the mean maximal ICP and maximal ICP/MAP were significantly higher than those in the injured control group. Histologically, the group with the intracavernous injection of ADSCs had more myelinated axons of CNs and more NADPH-diaphorase-positive nerve fibers than the injured control group but fewer than the sham group. Intracavernous injection of ADSCs treatment had beneficial effects on the smooth muscle/collagen ratio in the corpus cavernosum. These results show that the intracavernous injection of ADSCs to the site of CN-crush injury facilitates nerve regeneration and recovery of erectile function. Our research indicates that penile injection of ADSCs can improve recovery of erectile function in a rat model of neurogenic ED.     

Effect of lysyl oxidase (LOX) on corpus cavernous fibrosis caused by ischaemic priapism

Penile fibrosis caused by ischemic priapism (IP) adversely affects patients’ erectile function. We explored the role of lysyl oxidase (LOX) in rat and human penes after ischemic priapism (IP) to verify the effects of anti‐LOX in relieving penile fibrosis and preventing erectile dysfunction caused by IP in rats. Seventy‐two rats were randomly divided into six groups: control group, control + β‐aminopropionitrile (BAPN) group, 9 hrs group, 9 hrs + BAPN group, 24 hrs group, and 24 hrs + BAPN group. β‐aminopropionitrile (BAPN), a specific inhibitor of LOX, was administered in the drinking water. At 1 week and 4 weeks, half of the rats in each group were randomly selected for the experiment. Compared to the control group, the erectile function of IP rats was significantly decreased while the expression of LOX in the corpus cavernosum was significantly up‐regulated in both 9 and 24 hrs group. Proliferated fibroblasts, decreased corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells/collagen ratios, destroyed endothelial continuity, deposited abnormal collagen and disorganized fibers were observed in IP rats. The relative content of collage I and III was not obviously different among the groups. β‐aminopropionitrile (BAPN) could effectively improve the structure and erectile function of the penis, and enhance recovery. The data in this study suggests that LOX may play an important role in the fibrosis of corpus cavernosum after IP and anti‐LOX may be a novel target for patients suffering with IP.     

Gene expression profiling of an arteriogenic impotence model.

Penile arterial insufficiency is one of the most common causes of ED. We have established a traumatic arteriogenic insufficiency rat model by the ligation of the pudendal arteries. To simulate both acute and chronic traumatic injuries, five ligation periods (6 h, 3 days, 7 days, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks) were chosen. By electrostimulation of the cavernous nerve, the intracavernous pressure was determined to be between 20 and 40-cm H(2)O for the ligated rats compared to around 100-cm H(2)O for the control rats. The erectile tissue in the corpus cavernosum of these rats was then subjected to microarray analysis, in which an array that contains cDNA fragments representing 1176 rat genes was used. The results demonstrated that normal rat corpus cavernosum expressed approximately 200 genes at detectable levels and that ligation produced differential expression of approximately 25 genes, depending on the duration of ligation. The most highly ligation-induced gene was apolipoprotein D (ApoD), with peak expression in the 3- and 7-day ligated rats. Three of the insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP-1, 3, and 5) were upregulated in all ligated rats. IGFBP-6, which was one of the most highly expressed genes in the normal corpus cavernosum, was down-regulated in all ligated rats. Cysteine proteases of the cathepsin family were also differentially expressed between control and ligated rats, with cathepsin K being down-regulated most. A few genes were upregulated only in the 6-week ligated rats, including angiotensin-converting enzyme. Finally, VEGF, whose induction has been identified in many other ischemic tissues, was not induced in corpus cavernous tissue of ligated rats.     

Changes of nitric oxide synthase-containing nerve fibers and parameters for oxidative stress after unilateral cavernous nerve resection or manuplation in rat penis

After pelvic surgeries such as radical prostatectomy, two major complications--urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction (ED) may occur. Etiologies for ED are multiple pathologic mediators/systems. Oxidative stress, which is known to be induced after surgical trauma, could be a cause of ED. The purposes of in this study are to investigate the effect of unilateral manipulation/ dissection and resection of the cavernous nerve (neurotomy) to NOS (nitric oxide synthase)-containing nerve fibers and pressure after electro stimulation in rat corpus cavernosum, and to determine whether these procedures would produce oxidative stress within rat cavernous tissue 3 weeks and 6 months after the operation. Male rats were divided into 5 groups. Rats in groups 1 and 2 underwent unilateral cavernous nerve manipulation and sacrificed 3 weeks and 6 months after the operation, respectively. Rats in groups 3 and 4 underwent unilateral neurotomy of a 5-mm. segment of the cavernous nerve, and they were sacrificed 3 weeks and 6 months after nerve ablation, respectively. Group 5 rats were control animals for biochemical analysis. Intracavernous pressure following electro stimulation reduced is significantly 3 weeks after unilateral resection, as compared to that of the manipulated nerve (P < 0.05), and it recovered 6 months after neurotomy. The recovery was also confirmed by NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) diaphorase staining in neurotomy groups. Lipid peroxidation, which is an indicater of oxidative stress, was determined by measuring thiobarbituric acid reacting substance (TBARS) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. These markers indicated that unilateral cavernous nerve manipulation or resection produced oxidative stress within rat corpus cavernosum. Oxidative stress was more prominent 3 weeks after unilateral neurotomy (P < 0.05). Also, compared to the control animal group, oxidative stress was observed three weeks after manipulation of unilateral cavernous nerve (P < 0.05). Resection of the cavernous nerve caused more prominent oxidative stress than in the manipulation group. This study suggested, that unilateral cavernous neurotomy caused a decrease of intra cavernous pressure and NOS fibers in rat corpus cavernosum, and they recovered 6 months after neurotomy. Our data also provided evidence that neurotomy and manipulation of the cavernous nerve caused oxidative stress in rat corpus cavernosum and that oxidative stress was more prominent in the nerve resection group.     

Traitement d'une érection prolongée pharmacologique

Defined as a blocked erection, longer than 4 hours, after an intracavernous injection of erectogenic drugs, the pharmacological prolonged erection (PPE) is the most frequent complication of this impotence treatment. The main risk of this priapic erection lies in the occurence of an acute ischemia of cavernous bodies. Although this risk is inconstant, any blocked erection must be treated before the 4th hour for avoiding any erectile tissue lesions. The indications of the various medical methods are dependent on the length of the PPE and/or intense physical effort, and/or penile freezing (using vapocoolant or ice application), must be always first used, owing to both their simplicity and efficiency when they are early made. These “little means” can also be easily teached to the patient using cavervous self-injection. In case of failure, another medical methods can be tried as cavernous decompressive puncture and/or, oral or mainly intracavernous pharmacological detumescence. In the absence of pain and hypertension or heart diseases, puncture of pharmacological detumescence can be equally used. If not, the cavernous puncture must be always first tried, combined with the study of cavernous blood gas. In the great majority of cases, this medical treatment is sufficient if early done. Its rare failures require a rapid surgical treatment, particularly in case of anoxic suffering. Presently, the PPE prevention is possible thanks to a better information of both patients and physicians using intracavernous injections, and also, to the recent use of less dangerous drugs.     

Presence of PGE1 binding determines the erectile response to PGE1.

The clinical benefit of PGE1 in erectile dysfunction in men is well proven, while other species including non-human primates show almost no response. The reason for that difference is still unclear. We examined PGE1 binding in human surgical material (n=27) and from transsexual surgery (n=7) as well as rhesus (n=10) and cynomolgus monkeys (n=8) corpus cavernosum tissue. Erection was judged after intracavernous injection of PGE1 in men (10 microg) and in monkeys (5 microg). Human corpus cavernosum shows high- (binding capacity 24.7+/-3.3 pmol/mg protein) and low-affinity (binding capacity 77.4+/-7.3 pmol/mg protein) PGE1 binding sites. Oestrogen (3 mg/day) for more than one month before transsexual surgery decreases receptor density significantly. In rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys no high-affinity binding could be detected, while they respond on PGE1 with slight tumescence only. These findings indicate a significant correlation between corpus cavernosum PGE1 receptor density and the erectile response.     

Bariatric Surgery Improves the Cavernosal Neuronal,Vasorelaxation, and Contraction Mechanisms for Erectile Dysfunction As Result of Amelioration of Glucose Homeostasis in a Diabetic Rat Model

Background

Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment option for both obesity and obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, little is known regarding the effects of bariatric surgery on erectile dysfunction among patients with T2DM. Therefore, we investigated whether bariatric surgery would lead to structural and biochemical changes in the corpus cavernosum.

Material and Method

Twenty-five male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty rats were assigned to either a control group (sham operation, n = 10) or a bariatric surgery group (gastric bypass surgery, n = 15). Four weeks after the operation, each group of rats was evaluated with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The penile intracavernous pressure was measured for erectile functional analysis. Histologic evaluation of the tissue was performed with Masson''s trichrome staining. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), Rho kinase, and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in the corpus cavernosum were assayed by using western blot and ELISA.

Results

The mean body weight of the bariatric surgery group was lower than the control group (p = 0.002). The postoperative OGTT result was lower in the bariatric surgery group than in the control group (p = 0.014), and this was lower than the preoperative value (p = 0.037). The intracavernous pressure/mean arterial pressure ratio was higher in the bariatric surgery group compared to the control group (p = 0.021), and a higher cavernosum smooth muscle/collagen ratio was observed in the bariatric surgery group compared to the control group (p = 0.025). Likewise, the expression of eNOS and nNOS was higher in bariatric surgery group than in the control group (p = 0.027 and p = 0.008, respectively). Decreased expression of Rho kinase and levels of 8-OHdG were observed in the bariatric surgery group (p = 0.032).

Conclusion

In this animal model, bariatric surgery appears to ameliorate T2DM-related metabolic dysfunction leading to structural and biochemical changes in the corpus cavernosum, and thus, results in improvement of erectile dysfunction associated with T2DM.