Transcutaneous electrical stimulation in restoring male sexual health

BACKGROUND: According to statistics, approximately one third of the considered practically healthy men in Russia shows a declined quality of sexual functions. Various physiotherapeutic methods are a promising tool for restoring the male sexual health. AIM: To analyze the mechanisms and effectiveness of the original reflex-drug complex aimed at restoring the male sexual health. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 120 men under the 35 years of age whose questionnaire survey reported a significantly decreased quality of sexual activity. The patients’ examination program included psychological, biochemical, and electrophysiological methods. RESULTS: At the first stage of the work, the efficacy of self-administration in the selected group of the phytopharmaceutical and homeopathic drugs indicated for sexual disorders was evaluated. Eventually, the insufficient efficacy of this approach (improvement was observed within the limit of 50% of cases) was reported, which determined the appropriateness of additionally using the electric stimulation, including in sexual dysfunctions. 65% of men reported improved sexual performance in the setting of the combination method vs. 30% to 50% of those who used placebo. Furthermore, according to the follow-up findings, the proposed combination ensured a reliably higher stability of the achieved results. CONCLUSION: The efficacy of the combined drug and reflex effects used for preventive purposes in the male sexology has been confirmed. The efficacy of this technique can be explained not only by the summation, but also by the possible potentiation of the therapeutic mechanisms of the applied techniques.