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Erection difficulties don’t have to mean giving up on sex. Several medicines treat erection difficulties. See your doctor to find out if one might be right for you.
Pills
Your doctor may prescribe pills to help you get an erection. They don’t cause an erection, but they let blood flow more easily into the penis once you are sexually stimulated.
After you have sex, the erection should go away.
Pills are not for everyone. Men who take certain medicines for chest pain (angina) should not take pills for erections.
Men who take certain medicines for high blood pressure or prostate problems should talk with their doctor. The combination may make blood pressure, in some men, drop to an unsafe level.
Common side effects can include:
- Headache
- Flushing
- Stuffy nose
Shots
With this treatment, you inject medicine into your penis. These medicines relax your blood vessels. That lets blood flow into the penis.
Your doctor will show you how to do the shots. Some side effects can include:
- Pain from the injection
- Scar tissue on the penis
Know when to call your doctor
Seek care at once if you use medicine, pills, or shots to treat erection problems, and your erection lasts more than four hours. This condition must be treated as soon as possible or lasting damage can happen to your penis, including being unable to have erections.
If you experience a sudden decrease or loss of vision, stop taking your pills and call your doctor right away.
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