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Sixty-one patients suffering from impotentia coeundi were treated with local dosages of papaverine hydrochloride, injected into the corpus cavernosum. In patients with neurogenic, psychogenic or a mild form of vascular disorders the injection induced erections which lasted on from 20 minutes to between 4 and 5 hours. Sixteen volunteers who were taught to self-administer the solution, injected the preadjusted dosage into the corpus cavernosum each time before the intended sexual act.
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Török, A., Székely, J. & Götz, F. Papaverine-induced erection. International Urology and Nephrology 21, 195–200 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550808
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