Penile vacuum pump therapy using a Vacuum Erection Device (VED) has been used for many years for men suffering partial Erectile Dysfunction (ED). It is now also used as a therapeutic option for men with certain types of Peyronie’s Disease. In order for a man to have an erection, his penis needs to fill with blood. But for men with erectile problems this doesn’t happen or not to the degree where the man can have a sustainable erection. A penile vacuum pump can be used to create an artificial erection sufficient to enable sex. For Peyronie's disease the the pump helps to reduce curvature over a period of time when used with other treatments such as focused shockwave therapy and electromagnetic transduction therapy. 

A Vacuum pump works very simply, a man inserts his penis into the long hollow tube of the penis pump which is vacuum sealed at entry. He can then pump air out of the space around the penis, creating a vacuum and drawing blood up through the penis until it is erect.