Impotency, or erectile dysfunction, is the inability to achieve and maintain an erection. It affects men of all ages, and can be very troublesome. Many men want to know how they can avoid the problem, and how they can treat the problem if they’re experiencing it. The good news is there are treatments available that can help.
Before a suitable treatment can be prescribed, there needs to be an official diagnosis of impotence. Since many different conditions can cause difficulty getting or keeping an erection, determining exactly what treatment will be best is important. For example, a diagnosis of impotence will not necessarily be made in cases where a patient is experiencing reduced sexual urges, is ejaculating prematurely, or is unable to achieve orgasm.
The symptoms of impotency are the consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection. Anywhere from 10 to 15 million men in the US alone are affected by erectile dysfunction. If you’re suffering from this problem, you are certainly not alone. Like most other health problems, there are things that contribute to impotency. The root cause can be physical trauma, disease or side effects from medication. Any condition that affects normal blood flow has the ability to affect blood flow to the penis and lead to impotency.
Often, the impotence can generally be related to common psychological problems like inhibited sexual desire, anxiety disorders, depression, mental fatigue, stress, guilt, relationship problems, and lack of interest in sex by partner etc.
Nonphysical causes of erectile dysfunction play a contributing role in most cases, no matter what the cause. Even if the cause is purely physical or medical, erectile difficulty is almost certain to have an emotional and psychological impact which can lead to more severe erectile dysfunction. When this happens, a man may begin to avoid his partner or make excuses for not having sex – actions that can perpetuate anxiety or depression.
The rate of erectile dysfunction rises (no pun intended) as a man ages, to include about 5% of 40-year-old men. While the axiom states that “life begins at 40,” this is less than true for the impotent man. The rate increases another 15% to 25% for 65-year-old men. However, erectile dysfunction is unpredictable and varies greatly from one man to another. It is almost sure that most of men will face at least a temporal impotence at some point or another.
Impotence with physical roots can now be cured thanks to modern medicine. Under the care of their physician, many men are now able to have normal sex like they used to. Urologists, who are specialized in urinary tract issues, can treat impotence successfully, particularly complications of impotence. Don’t ever listen to well meaning friends and take medication prescribed for someone else as this can be very hazardous to your health. Scientific investigations have shown that fewer than 10% of men with impotence ask for help. Ask your doctor if you want help with this condition.
Unfortunately there is no sure recipe for erectile dysfunction, particularly when the role of the psychological difficulties may in fact overshadow the original medical or physical cause. To cure the problem, both the physical problem and the psychological one need to be addressed. There are, however, effective symptomatic treatments such as Viagra and Cialis. Viagra was first introduced to the public in 1998 and has since become the most popular and the best selling prescription drug ever created. 20 million men can’t be wrong!
Researchers who specialize in this area have concluded that the number of men who ask for ED pills is likely to grow substantially in the next decade. The baby boom generation is aging, and their interest in sex drugs will create a large demand between 2010 and 2016
Don’t assume that this problem will take care of its self, especially if you want your penis to get hard to be used.
Article from Adam Kalloh