Vacuum Therapy Device and the Alternatives |
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Vacuum therapy devices are one of the most popular treatments for erectile dysfunction or impotence. Erectile dysfunction or Impotence is a condition that is characterized by the body not being able to gain or maintain an erection for a period of time without medical help. ED pumps and penis pumps are also known as vacuum therapy devices, and these are offered first as treatment because they have no serious side effects, no drug interactions and gives immediate results for users. This is only a couple of reasons that many men prefer penis pumps or ED pumps known as vacuum therapy devices over other available treatments. Some other treatments for ED include surgery to reroute the blood flow to the penis, penile implants, medications, suppositories and injections. Vacuum therapy devices are the least expensive of all available FDA approved treatments at this time and can be covered by Medicare and private insurance policies. Surgeries and penile implants are sometimes covered by insurance, but change the physiological makeup and functioning of the penis so many doctors use these as a last resort. Even after the surgery, vacuum therapy devices are suggested to help regain the use of the penis during recuperation times. Medications like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra all have side effects, and men who are on nitrates or blood pressure medications cannot take them. This cuts out a large number of patients, and more times than not, vacuum therapy devices are suggested to be used with these as well. Vacuum therapy devices are commonly recommended to be used with injections and suppositories as well. All other forms of treatment for ED suggest the use of vacuum therapy devices as a means of helping them to work better. The pumps enable a man to have a spontaneous sex life instead of having to plan around the other treatment options. |