Officially called low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (LI-ESWT)
Treatment consists of noninvasive low-intensity sound waves that pass through erectile tissue, restoring natural erectile function by clearing plaque out of blood vessels and encouraging the growth of new blood vessels. The shockwave treatment offers a cure in that it reverses the problems that cause the dysfunction in the first place — the most desired win-win outcome coveted by men with ED.
“Pills do not work for everyone, and they’re incredibly expensive,” said Dr. Goldstein. “They [interfere] with certain health conditions, and many men discontinue their use for different reasons. But most importantly, they’re temporary, and they do not change the underlying pathophysiology of the condition.”
Dr. Goldstein explained the motivation for researchers to find a safe and appropriate alternative to pill therapy. “Through shockwave therapy, we are introducing a new paradigm of ED treatment that appears effective in changing the health of the penile tissue.”
Ranjith Ramasamy, MD, assistant professor and director of reproductive urology at the University of Miami, is the principle investigator on the only ongoing clinical trial in the United States.
The study is titled “Safety and Efficacy of Low Intensity Shockwave for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.”
“Current nonsurgical ED treatment options include PDE-5 inhibitors (PDE5-i), such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra); vacuum erection devices; intracevernosal injections (P-shots); intraurethral suppositories; and penile implants,” said Dr. Ramasamy.
“All of these various treatments attempt to improve erectile function without really treating the underlying pathophysiology of ED, which leaves LISWT as the most viable option heal the dysfunctional penis.”
When asked if the 80-year-old mark for qualification was a bit on the high side, and also about “Mrs. Eighty,” Dr. Ramasamy was quick to respond: “That’s not true; we live in Miami, where sex is of paramount importance to all men regardless of their age. We have had irate patients who are 84 and 85 years of age call us asking why the cutoff is 80, and I feel bad for them, but that’s in our clinical trial criteria. Maybe we should move the cut off to go to 90 said DR. Ramasamy.”
Accessible to everyone.
Haifa Medical has now developed an in home version of LISWT ultrasound pulse wave technology to cure erectile dysfunction. The device can be used in the privacy of your own home.
While the ability to reverse erectile problems has changed the entire industry, It’s been very difficult to find a provider, and financially unfeasible. Those days have past, the solution is now both real, and affordable.
As far back as 2005, our theory was based on the
knowledge that low intensity shock waves stimulate
new blood vessels, and can also rejuvenate stem cells.
80% all of ED stems from cardiovascular problems.
The men in our initial trials were a little squeamish
about having electricity applied to that particular
region of the body. By utilizing this procedure as
low intensity virtually all test subjects only felt only
a small tingle, or nothing at all. The results were
staggering. Almost 80 percent of men undergoing
this simple procedure were cured.