> Compare the amount of money spent researching erectile dysfunction versus malaria.
I don't think much money goes into researching ED. The father of one of my med school classmates discovered the principle of action behind sildenafil and the other nitric oxide pathway interventions. They were working on preserving blood flow to the heart during a heart attack.
Compared to the vast toolbox of medical devices, the reebok-pump style penile implants are pretty simple implant system, probably one the way out as the old smokers die off (Leriche syndrome is primarily a vascular problem of smokers).
If you have some data, I'd love to see it, but I suspect there's a lot more time and money spent on malaria than ED at the research level. At the consumer level, the reverse is probably true.
I don't think much money goes into researching ED. The father of one of my med school classmates discovered the principle of action behind sildenafil and the other nitric oxide pathway interventions. They were working on preserving blood flow to the heart during a heart attack.
Compared to the vast toolbox of medical devices, the reebok-pump style penile implants are pretty simple implant system, probably one the way out as the old smokers die off (Leriche syndrome is primarily a vascular problem of smokers).
If you have some data, I'd love to see it, but I suspect there's a lot more time and money spent on malaria than ED at the research level. At the consumer level, the reverse is probably true.