{"id":1348,"date":"2024-09-06T23:30:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/ed%e3%81%af%e5%81%bd%e8%96%ac%e3%81%a7%e3%82%82%e5%8a%b9%e3%81%8f%ef%bc%9f\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T17:10:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T08:10:55","slug":"ed%e3%81%af%e5%81%bd%e8%96%ac%e3%81%a7%e3%82%82%e5%8a%b9%e3%81%8f%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/ed%e3%81%af%e5%81%bd%e8%96%ac%e3%81%a7%e3%82%82%e5%8a%b9%e3%81%8f%ef%bc%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"Does ED work with fake drugs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The effect of a sham drug (placebo) on erectile dysfunction (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/\">ED<\/a>) is often observed in clinical trials. The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which patients experience a temporary improvement in symptoms based on the expectation or belief that they are being treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-1024x658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-966\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-1536x987.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-2048x1316.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-485x312.jpeg 485w, https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Image_20240909_165632_431-7-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Principle of the Placebo Effect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Psychological Factors<\/strong>: EDs can also be caused by psychological factors. Anxiety and stress can exacerbate symptoms, so having a sense of security and anticipation can temporarily reduce these psychological barriers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Power of Expectations<\/strong>: Positive expectations of treatment can affect autonomic balance and hormone levels, causing temporary improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study of Placebo Effect in ED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In clinical trials of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/\">ED<\/a> drugs, a certain percentage of patients in the placebo group have reported improvement in erectile function. This improvement is thought to be due to a sense of psychological security and anticipation from believing that they are taking the drug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the effects shown by placebos are usually short-lived and of limited magnitude compared to real treatments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Placebos may have a temporary effect on some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/\">ED<\/a> patients, but they do not address the underlying physiologic problem and are insufficient for a sustained therapeutic effect. The use of approved medications is recommended for the treatment of EDs, as they are more effective than placebo. It is also important to be guided by a physician with an appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan based on the cause of your symptoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The effect of a sham drug (placebo) on erectile dysfunction (ED) is often observed in clinical trials. The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which patients experience a temporary improvement in symptoms based on the expectation or belief that they are being treated. Principle of the Placebo Effect Study of Placebo Effect in ED Conclusion Placebos may have a temporary effect on some ED patients, but they do not address the underlying physiologic problem and are insufficient for a sustained therapeutic effect. The use of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,79,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-1348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ed-en","8":"tag-ed-en","9":"tag-effectiveness-en","10":"tag-erectile_dysfunction-en","11":"tag-improvement-en","12":"tag-treatment-en","13":"tag--en","14":"tag-medication-en","15":"article"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4685,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions\/4685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hiro-clinic.or.jp\/ed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}