Oxygen Could Prevent Impotence

The researchers will use a specially adapted oxygen chamber

A fascinating new research experiment planned in Connecticut, America will hopefully show that by giving prostate cancer patients treatment in an oxygen chamber the chances of suffering from erectile dysfunction in the future are significantly lowered.

It has already been shown that when men who suffer from prostate cancer are subjected to radical prostatectomy which is when the prostate gland is completely removed they often suffer from erectile dysfunction afterwards because of the collateral surgical damage done to the erectile tissue and nerves in the area. The researchers say that when patients are exposed to high pressure oxygen which pushes a greater amount of it into the erectile tissue and nerves a lower proportion of men suffer from erectile dysfunction.

The researchers will use a specially adapted oxygen chamber which is often used by underwater divers and which mimics the effect of being over 12m below sea level. The participants in this research will undergo ten sessions in the oxygen chamber and another placebo group will be placed in the chamber but will only have a normal level of oxygen in the air.

If this treatment is successful it could radically lower the number of men who suffer from erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer surgery and greatly reduce the dependence on the drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

Sometimes prostate cancer surgery, especially if it isn’t done carefully can have a permanent negative effect on male erectile function which is a cause of great depression and stress in men. Skilled surgeons can lower the chances of suffering from erectile dysfunction as a result of prostate cancer surgery significantly.

Ukmedix News is keen to see the full results of this research because we believe that it could lead to further treatments for men suffering from erectile dysfunction and a better understanding of the role that oxygen plays in the whole mechanism of getting an erection.