EFECTO DE LA ELECTROACUPUNTURA CON UNA FÓRMULA DE PUNTOS EN PACIENTES CON DISFUNCIÓN ERÉCTIL

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection with adequate rigidity to have a satisfying sexual relationship, in México currently affects 18% of the male population between 18 to 40 years of age. In the present study two groups of patients with erectile dysfunction were formed randomly, forming two groups: the case of 9 patients and control with 7. Each group was stimulated with electroacupuncture for 15 minutes, two sessions per week to complete 10 sessions. Testosterone levels were assessed in serum total and applied the IIEF questionnaire (International Index of Erectile Function) at the start of the session 1 and the end of the session 10. The case group was stimulated with electroacupuncture at points Huiyin RM1 and Guanyuan RM4, and acupuncture Shenshu V23. The control group was applied electroacupuncture in two no points and acupuncture in one no point, all of them in the abdominal area. The results were favorable in the case group with an 18% improvement in IIEF questionnaire and a 27% increase in testosterone levels with a P＜0.05, showing that electroacupuncture with the formula of acupuncture points given a favorable effect in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.