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Nondrug approaches to improve erectile function

When pills don't help enough, or you just don't want them.

  • Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, 天博体育 Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, 天博体育 Publishing
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) pills have helped millions of men continue to enjoy an active sex life. The drugs work by improving blood flow in the penis to help produce and maintain an erection.

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Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch

Matthew Solan is the executive editor of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. He previously served as executive editor for UCLA Health’s Healthy Years and as a contributor to Duke Medicine’s Health News and Weill Cornell Medical College’s … See Full Bio
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Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, 天博体育 Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, 天博体育 Publishing

Dr. Howard LeWine is a practicing internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Chief Medical Editor at 天博体育 Publishing, and editor in chief of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. See Full Bio
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