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For years, medical researchers have been trying to find safe and reliable treatments for ED, but many of them require drugs, which of course lead to a whole host of other problems.<\/p>\nFor years, medical researchers have been trying to find safe and reliable treatments for ED, but many of them require drugs, which of course lead to a whole host of other problems.<\/p>\n
A recent study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine<\/em>, however, reveals a new method. One that has been very promising for other diseases.<\/p>\n Rats were divided into two groups \u2013 one group had human placental stem cells implanted into the corpora cavernosa of their penises, and the other group had phosphate-buffered saline injected in the same location.<\/p>\n They assessed the rats after one, six, and 12 weeks post-intervention.<\/p>\n After one week, they noticed a huge improvement in the treated group’s intracavernous pressure, which indicates erection strength. After six weeks, this had improved by 72 percent and after 12 weeks by 68 percent.<\/p>\n Neurons, endothelial cells, and smooth muscle cells had also regenerated in the treated rats.<\/p>\n Placenta-derived stem cells are effective because the placenta is rich in blood vessels and stem cells because of its role in transporting oxygen and nutrients from a mother to her baby. The only problem, however, is that a placenta is not that easy to come by since there are only so many human births from which they can be harvested.<\/p>\n They thought if placental stem cells are so effective after 12 weeks, scientists should investigate and use stem cells derived from adults.<\/p>\n It was also found that nerves, blood vessels, and smooth muscle cells in the corpora cavernosa of rats could regenerate when stem cells derived from adult fat cells were implanted.<\/p>\n Therefore, stem cell treatment may be the ED treatment of the future.<\/p>\n