Abstract
New
discoveries and technological advances in medicine are rapid. The role of
technology in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) will be widened and
more options will be available in the years to come. These erectile
technologies include external penile support devices, penile vibrators, low
intensity extracorporeal shockwave, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology and
endovascular technology. Even for matured treatment modalities for ED, such as
vacuum erectile devices and penile implants, there is new scientific
information and novel technology available to improve their usage and to
stimulate new ideas. We anticipate that erectile technologies may revolutionize
ED treatment and in the very near future ED may become a curable condition.
