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Abstract Penile erection is a very complex process which requires a delicate and coordinated equilibrium among the neurological, vascular and the tissue compartments. It also includes arterial dilation, trabecular smooth muscle relaxation, and activation of the corporeal veno occlusive mechanism. Many trials were done to find a new treatment modality that would provide a rehabilitative or curative effect for ED. This modality should affect the endothelial function and improve penile hemodynamics. One of these modalities was low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of focused Li-ESWT in ED subjects compared to medical treatment on a prospective clinical trial for 12 weeks. This clinical study included 50 ED participants; of them 25 were allocated to shockwave group while the other 25 were on the medical treatment group and all cases were followed up for 12 weeks. All the cases were diagnosed with Vasculogenic ED and none of them had any late onset hypogonadism in both s There was no statistically significant difference between the study groups for all demographic and baseline variables with P>0.05. After 12 weeks of follow up, both groups showed an improvement comparing baseline values to follow up variables for both IIEF-5 and EHS(P<0.05). However, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant with P>0.05. |