Can Red Light Therapy Really Improve Your Erectile Dysfunction?

8 Mar 2024 · 10 min
10:24

Dr. Anne Truong (MD) explains how red light therapy (aka low-level laser therapy or photobiomodulation) may help erectile dysfunction by increasing local blood flow, enhancing nitric oxide production, reducing inflammation, and supporting tissue/nerve repair. She describes a practical at-home protocol—wrapping a rechargeable infrared/red-light device around a penis pump and performing two 10-minute pumping sessions (total ~20 minutes)—and notes possible minor side effects (bruising, swelling). Dr. Truong frames red light as one modality within a multi-pronged approach (diet, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, supplements like nitric-oxide boosters, and pumping) and acknowledges the evidence is limited to small/anecdotal studies without large placebo-controlled trials. The video closes by promoting her coaching/community (Modern Man Club) and related websites/podcast resources.

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March 8, 2024

About 20 minutes (two 10-minute pumping sessions with a 10-minute wait between).

She advises not to do more than around 10 minutes when wrapping directly around the penis area.

noedman.com, mensexualityclub.com, and sexualhealthformenpodcast.com

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