Would a jab allow me to have sex again at 93? DR MARTIN SCURR has the answer By Martin Scurr for the Daily Mail Published: 12:40 EDT, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 12:48 EDT, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments I would like to continue to enjoy a sex life, but over the last few years erectile dysfunction has made this impossible. I have tried all the usual pills and alprostadil injections. You previously mentioned a treatment called Trimix – might it be worth trying, or at 93 must I accept the inevitable? Name and address supplied.
Dr Scurr replies: I applaud your intentions, and do not believe you are yet at the stage where you must accept the inevitable – age should be no barrier. Trimix is a cocktail of three drugs – alprostadil, papaverine and phentolamine – which help relax muscle around the blood vessels supplying the penis and improve blood flow, so helping to achieve an erection. The advantage of the triple mix is that each of the drugs acts in different ways, so maximising the benefit.
What’s more, the effects are usually stronger and last longer than Viagra-like medication alone. There is a risk of side-effects – most notably priapism, an erection that will last four hours or more, or the development of scar tissue. I suggest consulting your GP.
The other downside is that patients who are prescribed Trimix usually require a lesson in administration as the medication is given as an injection into the base of the penis around 15 minutes before having sex. Tr.
