Minute dose of tadalafil for nocturnal penile tumescence / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the efficacy of tadalafil on nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-four patients with organic erectile dysfunction (ED) were treated with oral tadalafil at the dose of 10 mg/3 d before bedtime. A month later, 14 of the patients were observed for NPT by nocturnal electrobioimpedance volumetric assessment (NEVA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The parameters of erectile function significantly improved in the 14 patients (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Oral administration of minute dose of tadalafil can improve NPT in organic ED patients.</p>