Shock Wave Therapy for the Penis

What is Shock Wave Therapy for the Penis?

Penile Shock Wave Therapy is a condition that seriously affects the quality of life of the affected person and his partner in which a sufficient erection for sexual intercourse cannot be achieved and/or the resulting erection cannot be maintained. While it mostly affects men over the age of 40, approximately 50% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 have erectile dysfunction.

Many factors such as diabetes (diabetes mellitus), hormone (testosterone) deficiency, neurological diseases, previous surgeries, being overweight, a sedentary lifestyle and psychological reasons can be counted among the causes of erectile dysfunction. Erection can be achieved effectively with oral drugs (Sildenafilcitrate, Tadalafil, Vardenafil, Avanafil) and drug applications to the penis (intrauretral Prostaglandin E1 and intracavernosal drug injection) in most patients with erectile dysfunction.

Oral drugs are not used because of their side effects and other drugs used by patients. Furthermore, drugs are not effective in cases where the nerves that are effective for erection have been damaged due to prostate cancer surgery.

The fact that the applied treatments were used before intercourse and were not aimed at solving the problem led researchers to seek different treatment options to correct the problem. Numerous studies are carried out in the quest to resolve erectile dysfunction. In recent years, penile shock wave therapy (EDSWT) has been used by urology branches as a solution to the vascular problem.

Shock waves are sound waves applied at a frequency of 16-20 MHz. Different sources are used to generate shock waves and there are 4 known sources. These are electromagnetic, electroconductive, electrohydraulic and piezoelectric sources. In the working principle of the shock wave, the shock waves emitted in a water environment create their impact by causing microtraumas at a level that does not harm the incumbent.

Shock wave therapy was first used in the medical field with high frequency during the breaking of kidney stones and stones in the urinary tract. Subsequently, high-intensity shock wave therapy was developed and used for gallbladder, pancreas, stomach, parathyroid stones and joint problems (pseudoarthrosis, avascular necrosis), muscle, bone and painful joint diseases.

Clinical trials for its use to resolve erectile dysfunction started in 2010. Studies revealed that blood flow to the penis could be increased by improving the penile vessels and the formation of new vessels. In the following years, studies continued and new evidence attested that shockwaves could be used to treat erectile dysfunction.

In addition to the erection problem, new studies are being conducted to show that the treatment can also be used in Peyronie’s disease (adventitious penile curvature) and chronic prostatitis.

 

Penis Shock Wave Therapy and Protocol

Shock waves applied at a frequency of 120/min for the treatment of erectile dysfunction are planned as 500 shock waves per session. The applications start as 2 sessions per week for a total of 3 weeks, and subsequently it is applied as 3 sessions per week and even every day. Shock wave therapy can be applied as 6 sessions, 12 sessions or even 24 sessions. It is applied to 6 different areas of the penis, and a total of 3000 shocks are delivered in each application.

The procedure can be done in an office environment. Depending on the dose, the treatment can cause slight discomfort in the penis, but the procedure can be applied without any problems by adjusting the dose. After the procedure which takes about 20 minutes, the patient can continue his daily business. Make an appointment now for information about shock wave therapy to the penis.