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The findings of the first human test involving gene transfer therapy to treat erectile dysfunction showed positive results. According to the researchers, gene therapy may be useful to treat erectile dysfunction.

Arnold Melman, lead author, said: “This is an exciting field of research because current treatments for men with erectile dysfunction, whether pills or minimally invasive therapies, must be used ‘on demand’, thereby reducing the spontaneity of the sexual act.”

“While this phase 1 safety trial was not designed to provide efficacy answers, one patient in each of the higher dose groups (5000 and 7500 micrograms) reported clinically significant and sustained improvements in ED (Erectile dysfunction). And, there have been no adverse effects with the patients in the study, so it has been proven to be safe,” he adds.

Erectile dysfunction affects more than 50 percent of men aged 40 to70 and 70 percent above age 70.