Vacuum therapy devices are also known as ED pumps or penis pumps. Penis pumps and ED pumps are the most common and recommended treatment for erectile dysfunction or impotence. Impotence or Erectile dysfunction is a condition that affects men, who are unable to sustain or get an erection for a period of time. Vacuum therapy devices are the most recommended FDA approved treatment for ED, and offer the best results by far.

Vacuum therapy devices are all made with the same basic parts. This includes the vacuum therapy device’s penile tube, pump and constriction rings in most cases. The penis is inserted into the vacuum therapy device’s penile tube, and the pump is used to remove the air from the tube. The constriction rings are placed at the base of the penis after the erection is obtained, to sustain it for sexual use.

Vacuum therapy devices are the least expensive of all ED treatments available. Although the initial cost may be almost as high as a prescription, the cost is only paid once and the patient has the unlimited use of the vacuum therapy device whenever needed. Medications must be refilled monthly or as needed, and surgery or penile implants have serious side effects as well as recuperation times that Vacuum therapy devices do not have.

Doctors recommend Vacuum therapy devices as a means of helping ED patients regain the use of the penis sexually. ED patients favor pumps due to the fact that Medicare and private insurance will sometimes pay for these devices instead of medication or surgery as a first step in treatment. Treatment options for each individual case are taken into consideration when treatment is presented to a patient. If a patient has any questions regarding treatment options, it is best to speak to the doctor offering treatment.

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