Be a Man - Hold Your Load

This is what the latest sign of the Advanced Medical Instutute touts as I drove past it near the main Tugun intersection on the Gold Coast.  Is there no end to what the founders of AMI will do to shame and pour scorn upon men with premature ejaculation issues?  Why would a practice that espouses to help men (and women) with sexual performance issues be so maligning and place such scornful signs up on billboards for all to see?

Where is the respect and regard for future clients?  Then there is the case of a gentleman being charged $4000 for treatment for his erection difficulties.  I ask you.....

AMI have continullay come under fire for misrepresentation, and for financial extortion.  It is beyond me why anyone would seek their services in the first place, yet, those with real issues, are probably not aware that there are more legitimate options available. recognise this billboard?

As Michael Woodhead wrote for 6 minutes.com.au on 10th November.

A doctor working for an Advanced Medical Institute impotence clinic has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct for prescribing a $4000 nasal spray treatment after a cursory phone consultation with a patient with erectile dysfunction.

 Dr Sergio Staraj was reprimanded by the Medical Council of NSW for failing to physically examine the patient, failing to keep a proper record of the consultation and failing to discuss treatments other than the unproven nasal spray containing apomorphine, phentolamine and metoclopramide. The Council heard that Dr Staraj was employed on a casual basis by the AMI clinic and conducted up to 40 telephone consults a day from his home office, despite having little training or previous experience in men’s health or urology.

 The patient involved in the complaint case was seen by a nurse at an AMI clinic and then spoke briefly on the phone to Dr Staraj, who said he prescribed an 18-month course of treatment based on the AMI nasal spray,costing almost $4000. He said he did not prescribe the treatment for about 30% of patients due to lack of information.

 An expert witness was critical of the AMI business model, saying that the patient did not have an adequate physical examination or medical history taken, and that the AMI nasal spray was an unproven and inappropriate first line treatment for erectile dysfunction. Dr Staraj said he did not follow up patients personally, but advised them to see their GP or a specialist.

 The Council found Dr Staraj guilty of unprofessional conduct and issued a reprimand, noting that he was no longer working for AMI.

 What do you think?