The cells undergo a brief treatment and emerge as all-purpose stem cells, meaning they can mutate into almost any specialised cell in the body. The stem cells are then injected with a syringe into the penis, where they spontaneously begin to change in to nerve and muscle cells, as well as the endothelial cells that line blood vessels. Prostate surgery is responsible for about 13% of erectile dysfunction cases. Erectile dysfunction prescriptions rise by a quarter in one year Read moreDiabetes accounts for 40% of erectile dysfunction cases, and vascular disease another 30%. It is estimated that nearly half of men between the ages of 40 and 70 experience erectile dysfunction to some degree.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 05:08 UTC