Rany Shamloul

..Penile augmentation surgery has become increasingly common though there is no consensus about the management strategy for men with a complaint of small penis...

..The persistent absence of cavernous artery blood flow for more than an hour, as detected by color Doppler ultrasound, is an objective predictor of priapism. This may guide early intervention to resolve the prolonged erection...

..Despite the major breakthroughs basic research in erectile physiology experienced in the last, most of the methods used for quantitative assessment of erectile function in longitudinal studies suffer many drawbacks...

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..While its exact causes are not yet elucidated, many studies recognize this problem as related to performance anxiety...

..Some of the more common complications of intracavernous injection (ICI) therapy include pain and prolonged erections. Rare reported complications include intracorporeal needle breakage and postinjection cavernositis...

..There are different drugs that are used for intracavernous injection including papaverine, phentolamine, prostaglandins E1, phenoxybenzamine, and moxisylate...

..Common complications of intracavernous injection therapy include pain, hematoma formation, syncope, prolonged erections, and penile fibrosis. Rare reported complications include postinjection cavernositis, intracorporeal needle breakage...

..The aim of our work is to evaluate the efficacy of intracavernous sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in management of erectile dysfunction (ED) in a clinical comparative study with papaverine/phentolamine in ED patients...

..Some men with erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with PADAM (partial androgen deficiency in aging men) might possibly benefit from testosterone undecanoate therapy (TRT)...

..The etiology of stuttering priapism is speculated to be initially an ischemic injury that damages the neurologic and/or endothelial-mediated mechanisms that normally regulate detumescence and maintain penile flaccidity...

..91. In conclusion, the Arabic version of the SHIM administered to 136 Egyptian men proved to be reliable and valid. It also showed a high degree of specificity and sensitivity among the Egyptian population...

..Patients with a PSV of less than 35 cm/s should be referred for cardiologic assessment as they carry a real risk of having silent IHD...

..To report the outcome of a sex education-integrated treatment program of men complaining of a short-sized penis...

..However, several studies have demonstrated that in some cases Color Doppler Ultrasound (CDU) testing may result in wrong diagnosis because of anxiety and increased sympathetic stimulation...

..Premature ejaculation is a common male sexual dysfunction, affecting 30-40% of sexually active men in an age-dependent manner. Chronic prostatitis has been suggested as an important organic cause of premature ejaculation...

..Previous studies reported that prostatic inflammation was highly prevalent in PE. However, the effect of antibiotic treatment of cases with PE and chronic prostatitis has not been extensively investigated...

..Sildenafil has been used successfully in the treatment of honeymoon impotence. However, no study investigated the potential effect of tadalafil in the treatment of honeymoon impotence...

..The questionnaire had also a high internal consistency. CONCLUSION: The present study provides the Arabic version of the NIH-CPSI and recognizes it as a valid and reliable tool in the assessment of local patients with CPPS...

..This finding is reliable enough that treatment for priapism should be initiated without further delay...

..Our report describes the construction and evaluation of the Arabic Index Premature Ejaculation (AIPE) as a diagnostic tool for premature ejaculation (PE) and presents data supporting its validity...

..The main advantages of semirigid penile prosthesis are simple implantation, ease of use, very low risk of mechanical failure and more financial suitability for patients in developing countries...

..In conclusion, addition of intracavernous phentolamine during PGE1 CDU examination carries no advantage over the use of PGE1 alone regarding cavernosal artery response in patients with suspected venogenic EDV...

..9%) of the subjects during placebo phase were classified as responders. CONCLUSIONS: Tianeptine could be considered an effective therapy for the treatment of depression and ED. Further large-scale multicentered studies are warranted...

..Aim: This narrative review aims to assist the physicians to make informed decisions based on the best available evidence in the area of male infertility and the patients' own preferences and values...

..Patients with National Institutes of Health class II prostatitis should be primarily treated with culture-sensitive antibiotics. Treatment of nonbacterial prostatitis is challenging and requires additional extensive research...

..CONCLUSIONS: Our results have shown a greater prevalence of ED in the Egyptian hypertensive population. The presence of another risk factor in addition to elevated blood pressure can increase the incidence of ED further...

..Aim. In this review we point out the status of evidence-based principles in the area of diagnosis in Sexual Medicine...

..We report a new technique of preserving the lymphatics during varicocelectomy using saline infusion that we have termed "lymphatic hydrodissection."..

..Semen collection by PM was significantly higher in patients with an SCI level above T10. PM is a safe and simple outpatient clinic procedure that can be easily used to retrieve semen in men with SCI...

..Whether the treatments targeting these processes benefit female genital vasocongestive arousal (GVA) responses is currently not known...

..Prolonged upregulation of HO-1 and sGC as well as lowered expression of PDE5 may at least partially explain the effect of hemin treatment on ICP. Upregulation of HO-1 may represent a novel therapeutic approach to treat ED...