Erectile dysfunction in middle-aged and elderly men can be handled through general treatment, medication, physical therapy and surgery.
1. General treatment: Precautions in life include lifestyle adjustment, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, increasing physical exercise in moderation, controlling body weight, and taking reasonable diets. Adjust the psychological state, communicate and cooperate with sexual partners to relieve anxiety.
2. Drug therapy: the most common method is oral drug preparation, including type 5-phosphodiesterase inhibitors such as sildenafil, tadalafil, etc., testosterone undecanoate, apomorphine, yohimbine, trazodone and so on.
3. Physical therapy: It can also be combined with physical therapy, including vacuum erection device, low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy and so on.
4. Surgery: For example, erectile dysfunction caused by vascular problems can be treated with vascular surgery and implantation of penile cavernous prosthesis.
The above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor. It is recommended that patients with erectile dysfunction go to regular hospitals in time for treatment and strive for early recovery.