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How effective are vasoactive drugs at treating erectile dysfunction?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner

More than 70% of men with erection problems respond to alprostadil, and 92% respond to alprostadil combined with another ED drug. 

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