Low-dose testosterone undecanoate capsules combined with tadalafil for late-onset hypogonadism accompanied with ED.
- Author:
Guang-Yu LI
1
;
Ji-Hong LIANG
;
Zhi-Bin MENG
;
Cun-Chao HUANG
;
Shi-Kun LIANG
;
Guo-Qiang WEI
;
Shu-Lin SHEN
;
Chun-Hui ZHU
;
Xun ZHANG
;
Wei-Ru SONG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Carbolines; administration & dosage; therapeutic use; Drug Therapy, Combination; Erectile Dysfunction; complications; drug therapy; Humans; Hypogonadism; complications; drug therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Tadalafil; Testosterone; administration & dosage; analogs & derivatives; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2013;19(7):630-633
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the clinical effect of low-dose testosterone undecanoate capsules combined with tadalafil on late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) accompanied with ED.
METHODSNinety cases of LOH accompanied with ED who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into a control group and a combination therapy group, the former treated with tadalafil and the latter with low-dose testosterone undecanoate capsules combined with tadalafil. The LOH symptoms, IIEF-5 scores, sexual encounter profile (SEP) scores, prostate volumes, and the levels of total testosterone (TT), free testosterone (FT) and prostatic specific antigen (PSA) were recorded and compared between the two groups before and after treatment.
RESULTSThe IIEF-5 and SEP scores and the TT and FT levels were 20.6 +/- 3.8, 4.02 +/- 1.08, (15.4 +/- 3.4) nmol/L and (0.391 +/- 0.062) nmol/L, respectively, in the combination therapy group after treatment, significantly higher both than 15.7 +/- 3.9, 1.49 +/- 0.82, (10.1 +/- 1.2) nmol/L and (0.200 +/- 0.045) nmol/L before treatment (P < 0.01) and than 8.6 +/- 3.6, 3.50 +/- 1.21, (10.2 +/- 1.2) nmol/L and (0.210 +/- 0.051) nmol/L in the control group after treatment (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONLow-dose testosterone undecanoate capsules combined with tadalafil has a definite clinical effect and no obvious adverse reactions in the treatment of LOH accompanied with ED.
