Med. praxi. 2016;13(4):188-190 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2016.040

Medications, natural substances, and dietary supplements in treating sexual dysfunctions: a sexologist’s perspective

MUDr.Ondřej Trojan
TH klinika, Praha

Dietary supplements are an important business commodity and source of income of pharmacies and internet shops. In the field

of human sexuality, however, they fail to offer a reasonable therapeutic alternative to established medications. This is particularly

true in the case of erectile dysfunction in men where phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors remain the drug of first choice. Aphrodisiacal

effect is usually not demonstrable in natural substances; here, however, even the choice of pharmaceuticals is poor. This

is most likely to blame on the fact that sexuality in humans is substantially more complex than in subhuman mammals.

Keywords: human sexuality, erectile dysfunction, aphrodisiacs, dietary supplements, herbs, PDE5 inhibitors, shock wave,

Published: October 1, 2016  Show citation

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