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Efficacy and safety of a newly developed polylactic acid microsphere as an injectable bulking agent for penile augmentation: 18-months follow-up
Polylactic acid (PLA) fillers are widely used for cosmetic volume augmentation. But, no study has evaluated the use of PLA filler in penile augmentation (PA No. 4). We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a ne...
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Effect of levitra on sustenance of erection (EROS): an open-label, prospective, multicenter, single-arm study to investigate erection duration measured by stopwatch with flexible dose vardenafil administered for 8 weeks in subjects with erectile dysfunction
To investigate the change of erection duration measured by stopwatch with flexible dose vardenafil administered for 8 weeks in subjects with erectile dysfunction (ED). Effect of levitra on sustenance of erecti...
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of 5-mg once-daily versus 5-mg alternate-day tadalafil in men with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
The purposeof this study is to investigate and compare the effects of 5-mg once-daily tadalafil versus 5-mg alternate-day tadalafil in men with moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tr...
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Combination therapy of testosterone enanthate and tadalafil on PDE5 inhibitor non-reponders with severe and intermediate testosterone deficiency
Several studies have suggested combination therapy with testosterone supplementation in patients not responding to PDE5 inhibitors. Considering the pathophysiological basis for testosterone supplementation, th...
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Long-term effects of glans penis augmentation using injectable hyaluronic acid gel for premature ejaculation
The authors created the glans penis augmentation by injectable hyaluronic acid gel and reported the 6-month result for premature ejaculation. In a total of 38 patients, long-term effects of 5 years were compar...
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Effects of glans penis augmentation using hyaluronic acid gel for premature ejaculation
The main limitation of medical treatment for premature ejaculation is recurrence after withdrawal of medication. We evaluated the effect of glans penis augmentation using injectable hyaluronic acid (HA) gel fo...
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Effect of TCDD on corpus cavernosum histology and smooth muscle physiology
A polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbon, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), is one of the most potent toxic environmental pollutants. Decreases in spermatogenesis and the ability to conceive and carry a p...
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In vivo characterization of a prostate-specific antigen promoter-based suicide gene therapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
To develop a novel gene therapeutic modality for the effective treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), we investigated the properties of toxic gene therapy utilizing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) pr...
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A double-blind, randomised- placebo, controlled, parallel group, multicentre, flexible-dose escalation study to assess the efficacy and safety of sildenafil administered as required to male outpatients with erectile dysfunction in Korea
The efficacy and safety of sildenafil was evaluated in a randomiSed, double-blind, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose study in Korean men aged 28–78 y with erectile dysfunction (ED) of broad-spectrum aetiology ...
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Statin Drugs and Dietary Isoprenoids Downregulate Protein Prenylation in Signal Transduction and Are Antithrombotic and Prothrombolytic Agents
Statins and various isoprenoids of dietary origins inhibit L-mevalonic acid synthesis, which in turn downregulates cholesterol and various other dependent substances, including farnesyl- and geranylgeranyl-con...
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Atomic-Ratio effect of transition layer for linear mobility in poly-Si TFTs
Poly-Si TFTs with high field effect mobility are fabricated by using PECVD SiO2 layer deposited with a new method: two-step (graded) oxide deposition. To adjust stoichiometry of the poly-Si/oxide interface and th...
