Treatment at the Stem Cells Transplant Institute could help improve the symptoms of erectile dysfunction:
Erectile dysfunction is the inability to get and/or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. Persistent erectile dysfunction can affect a man’s self-confidence and cause stress both internally and in a relationship.
Approximately 50% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 suffer from erectile dysfunction.
Dr. Mesen is the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Stem Cells Transplant Institute located in the CIMA hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica – a JCI accredited hospital.
Stem cell therapy, in combination with growth factors and antioxidants, has been shown, in animal and/ or human trials, to be a therapeutic option for a number of chronic conditions, including ED.
Stem cells are a type of undifferentiated cell that have the ability to differentiate, or change, into specific and specialized cell types.
Stem cells can be guided into becoming a specific type of cell allowing physicians trained in the field of regenerative medicine to use stem cells to repair diseased or damage tissue.
Stem cells are attracted to the site of injury and then change into the type of cell that is needed to repair or heal the damaged tissue.
Cavernous smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells are thought to play a significant role in getting and maintaining an erection.
Transplanted stem cells respond to the needs of the surrounding cells and the products secreted by the
surrounding cells.
Stem cells respond to the environment by differentiating into a variety of cell types and secreting cytokines, growth factors and extracellular matrix molecules that evoke specific responses from neighboring cells.
For erectile dysfunction researchers believe the transplanted stem cells differentiate into cells including cavernous smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells as well as evoke responses from the existing cells.
Based on clinical research, the Stem Cells Transplant Institute in Costa Rica recommends the use of
umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.