ED treatment as the ultimate goal? In recent years, the number of ED (male erectile dysfunction) patients visiting hospitals is increasing year by year, therefore, the direction of treatment for patients has become a hot topic of concern for experts and patients alike. Is the ultimate goal of ED treatment to cure or improve symptoms? Three conditions of ED are curable: psychological ED, ED in young patients after vascular trauma, and ED due to hormonal causes. for a subset of ED patients, medication, such as the oral long-acting PDE5 inhibitor tadalafil, combined with cognitive therapy, can make it much more likely that ED can be cured.” ”Restoration of erectile function is not the only important factor in restoring a naturally satisfying sex life between a man and his partner, so for patients with ED, more than just a successful erection is needed.PDE5 inhibitors are currently divided into long-acting and short-acting types. Long-acting and short-acting formulations have similar effects in terms of erectile hardness satisfaction, the difference being that the long-acting drug tadalafil has a longer duration of action of 36 hours, allowing patients the freedom to choose the duration of sex within a 36-hour time window.