The Penis Gym
Penile rehabilitation via SOMAerect
Prostate cancer is now the most common cancer in men in the UK. Over 47,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year – that's 129 men every day. 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Over 330,000 men are living with and after prostate cancer. Vacuum Erection Device penile structural rehabilitation / therapeutic application post-prostatectomy is also well established and supported by the BSSM / MacMillan / PCUK. Regular V.E.D. usage equates to a penile gym effect – oxygenation and mechano-receptor stimulation (which has an anti-apototic effect) prevents dis-use atrophy (cavernosal fibrosis) and reverses penile shrinkage: a recent study showed that vacuum erectile device (VED) therapy has improved erectile function and preserved penile size in rats with bilateral cavernous nerve crush (BCNC) injuries, using blood gas and tissue to samples to establish the beneficial effect of VED therapy is related to antihypoxia by increasing the cavernous blood oxygen saturation.
SOMAerect Therapeutic Application - Protocol Details
1 - Assessment and device training by iMEDicare Technician 8 weeks post-surgery (radical prostatectomy) or shortly after radiotherapy. 2 - Daily SOMAerect Vacuum Device Therapeutic application for 10-20 minutes for 4 weeks. Daily program: 10-20 full erections consecutively (penis push-up) each to maximum filling comfortable and sustained at this level for not more than 5 secs in the device cylinder at full engorgement. Aim is to increase degree of filling with each progressive inflation incrementally in a way that remains comfortable. 3 - Sexual activity 4-6 weeks after initiation of program. 4 - Continued therapeutic SOMAerect application alternate days in the longer term. 5 - Monitoring of progress – spontaneous nocturnal or sexual erections? Full recovery?