A man who suffered with erectile dysfunction for 30 years can now have sex again without using prescription drugs. And it's all thanks to a home-use medical device which resembles a "games controller" - although he's not told his wife about it. The 80-year-old began suffering with the condition which is estimated to affect around half of all men between the ages of 40 and 70 when he was around 50. Jack Peters, not his real name, who is retired, said his performance deteriorated so much he started using Spedra – an inhibitor drug similar to Viagra which uses a drug called Avanafil. Men are recommended to take one Spedra tablet half an hour before sex, but its positive effects can last four hours or longer. But while the drug did work, Jack said it would leave him with "terrible headaches" and fatigue afterwards. Earlier this year, he read an article about Vertica – a new V-shaped device – which is totally drug-free and uses radiofrequency technology. It works by stimulating the production of collagen, elastin and new skin cells by "warming" the penis in the same way that it is widely used for facial and body tightening and other aesthetic treatments. Jack ordered the £1,020 device from the Vertica website and said it using the started working after two just treatments, but he still has not had the heart to tell his wife, who is 10 years younger than him, that he is using it. Jack said: “I started having trouble in the bedroom when I hit 50 and I just accepted the fact it was part of getting older even though I don’t drink, and I’m reasonably fit for my age. “But the situation got worse, so I started using Spedra. It worked well enough for years but I suffered from terrible headaches and the thing with drugs for erectile dysfunction is it doesn’t make things very spontaneous. I also experienced quite bad fatigue so it wasn’t always enjoyable because you knew you would feel awful afterwards. “I read an article about Vertica, and I thought it looked a bit weird but with the clinical trial results, I thought it was worth giving it a go and even though it was quite a lot of money, it would be better than putting drugs in my body, which I was never really keen on doing anyway. Vertica took some getting used to, but it wasn’t fiddly or anything and once I got into the routine of running the treatment it was fine. “After two or three times of using Vertica, I noticed a remarkable improvement. I kept using the Spedra with Vertica to start with but am now able to use it without the drugs at all. Now we can be spontaneous and there are no side effects. I just wish Vertica was around 30 years ago! The only thing is my wife is a bit funny about these things, so I haven’t told her about Vertica!” Vertica has a success rate of 85% according to a clinical study published in the International Journal of Impotence, with some men experiencing results after just four weeks, which continued even up to six months. Professor David Ralph, Consultant Urologist at University College London and Medical Director at St Peter's Andrology Centre, said: "The clinical study indicates that Vertica could significantly improve the lives of men facing erectile dysfunction. While I look forward to further research, the technology and initial results from Vertica have been impressive. Although ED remains a sensitive topic in the UK, it doesn't need to be an embarrassing one, as many men experience it, often in silence. Come and join The Daily Star on , the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. 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