Which Is the Best Impotence Treatment?

Last Updated on February 16, 2026 by Gilbert Owens

Impotence is the sex-related disease that has ended sex life of millions of men. Men are said to suffering with impotence, when they fail either to achieve the erection or sustain the erection during the sexual activity. There are various treatments available to overcome impotence, but which one to go for is always a question in the mind. Here is a comparison of all the available treatments of the impotence.

Name of the Treatment: Vacuum Devices

Working: Consists of a cylinder that is place over the penis, which pumps out the air out of the penis and allows the more amount of blood to flow into the penis.

Benefits: Safe Method, Drug free, starts working immediately.

Side Effects: occasional pain/inability to ejaculate rare incidents of Priapism

Success Rate: 50%

Name of the Treatment: Medicated Urethral System for Erection. (MUSE)

Working: The drug Alprostadil is directly inserted in the penis through the opening.

Benefits: Quick effective, Safe, Easy to carry.

Side Effects: Sometimes erection for more time than needed, mild pain, may damage the opening of the penis.

Success Rate: 55%

Name of the Treatment: Herbal or Ayurvedic Medicines

Working: These medications are generally taken orally or applied over the penis to get the best erections.

Benefits: 100% natural, no side effects, easy to use.

Side Effects: Very slow in working. Sometimes even months are required to see the good results. No quick results

Success Rate: 62%

Name of the Treatment: Penile Injection Therapy

Working: It includes the injecting the drugs in liquid form directly into the penis to overcome impotence.

Benefits: Fast in effectiveness, erections for about 2 to 3 hours.

Side Effects: Occasional scarring, pain in penis, tenderness in penis and testicles, addiction property.

Success Rate: 68%

Name of the Treatment: Allopathic Medicines (Oral Drugs)

Working: These medicines are taken orally and works by improving the blood supply to the penis. The effect can be experienced for 4 to 36 hours depending upon which medication you have taken.

Benefits: Guaranteed good erections, fast effectiveness, painless, non-invasive treatment, FDA approved, simple to take

Side Effects: Headache, blurred vision, or stomach upset, but all are temporary and observed only in 1% users.

Success Rate: 87%

Name of the Treatment: Inflatable Implants

Working: In this treatment, a pump in placed in scrotum, two cylinders are placed in penis, and a reservoir is placed in the cylinders to provide the best erections.

Benefits: Quick to give erections for whatever time you need.

Side Effects: The most expensive treatment with the lots of risk involved. This treatment is not advisable. Penile function may damage permanently

Success Rate: 17%

Name of the Treatment: Hormonal Therapy

Working: Concentration of hormone testosterone is improved to cure impotence. But hormone therapy alone can not cure impotence. So, is used in combination with some other treatment of impotence

Benefits: Easy treatment, no side effects

Side Effects: Very slow, no guarantee of the results.

Success Rate: 23%

Name of the Treatment: Penile Implants

Working: A device in inserted in the penis which helps to get the erection. A flexible rod that supports erection is inserted in the penis.

Benefits: Starts working when required, erection lasts as long as required.

Side Effects: Sometimes it may damage the penile functioning by damage to penile muscles.

Success Rate: 70%

Name of the Treatment: Vascular Reconstructive Surgery

Working: Surgery is done to either reconstruct the arteries in the penis or to open up blocked veins which supply blood out of the penis.

Benefits: Effective in the cases of physical damage to the penis

Side Effects: There are chances the arteries and veins may get more damage during the surgery and promote permanent impotence.

Success Rate: 45%

Name of the Treatment: Semirigid or Malleable Rod Implants

Working: In this surgery, two semirigid or malleable rods are inserted in the penis with the help of surgery and this provides the proper hard erection.

Benefits: Fast effectiveness, good erections for about 2 to 3 hours.

Side Effects: Please do it only when no other options are left because may damage the other functions like urination and sperm count.

Success Rate: 37%

So, depending upon your need select the treatment for impotence, only after confirming with your family physician.