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| Dont Live With Impotence |
By:
Renny RN |
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If recent research is anything to go by, male impotence is a bigger problem than was at first thought and in America for instance, erection problems affect 10% of men aged between 18 and 70 but worse stil is the figure of over half of men in the 40 to 70 age range. Form studies carried out into male impotence, in Amerca alone anything from eighteen to thirty million men require some form of impotence treatment.
Successful impotence treatments have been demonstrated to improve intimacy and satisfaction, improve sexual aspects of quality of life and relieve symptoms of depression. It is often believed that those who suffer with premature ejaculation are suffering from erectile dysfunction and require impotence treatment but this is not necessarily true.
Any impotence treatments should begin with those that are the least invasive first and before this, any drugs that could be harmful should be stopped. Modifications to behavior are looked at next and then mechanical vacuum devices, localized injections, penis implants and as a last resort a procedure to correct the problem surgically.
Techniques that use the male's partner to try and help him relax are based on impotence treatments that deal with an individual's psychological problems. Techniques like these are frequently used to treat impotence that is based around a physical problem.
Tablets taken orally are the most common form of impotence treatment when using drugs but they can also be administered using an injection directly into the penis or inserted into the tip of the penis. After many trials, the wonder drug Viagra was given approval by the American FDA in March 1998, taken an hour before sex it was the first oral impotence treatment for men. Whilst Viagra improves the response to sexual stimulation, it does not create an automatic erection as injected drugs do and should not be used more than once a day.
One impotence treatment with drugs, replaces the testosterone using a tablet taken orally for males that have low levels of natural testosterone but it is still unclear just how much of its success is because of the placebo effect.
When injections directly into the penis are used as an impotence treatment, the erection is caused by the penis becoming full of blood. However, a persistent erection and sometimes scarring are unwanted side effects using this form of treatment. The answer for some lies in the insertion of a pellet of Alprostadil about a inch deep into the tip of the penis using a pre-filled applicator, which causes an erection within 8 to 10 minutes and may last from 30 to 60 minutes.
Mechanical vacuum devices are used as an impotence treatment that draws blood into the penis making it expand. An elastic band is then placed around the base of the penis, to maintain the erection after the cylinder is removed and left on during intercourse to prevent blood from flowing back into the body.
Owing to the size of the problem, impotence treatments are improving all the time so before any decision is made it is worthwhile speaking to your physician first. Before using any form of drug or device for treating impotence, prescribed or not, it is worthwhile investigating any possible side effects. |
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