The doctor needs to know your background if all else has failed, but that is never the end of the line. Don't try to figure out what is going on with your body. There may be causes for your dysfunction that can be easily remedied. A change of medication, for instance, may be all that is needed. He will test various types of things to establish if you have any type of illness that may be affecting your ability to stay or keep an erection. The percentage of people suffering from erectile dysfunction due to medical reasons is high at 85 percent, so you shouldn't feel too bad about your situation. It is only 15 percent of cases where psychological problems may kick in. Thus, if talking to your partner and trying different things doesn't work, that is not the end of the search.
Fifty percent of erectile dysfunction cases are put down to high blood pressure, it actually makes the problem more manageable if you deal with the causes of high blood pressure. Taking medication is the easy way out, but it doesn't help you long term. It is better to tackle the problem head on from a more permanent stance. Diabetes and cardio vascular disease make up the other proportion of causes of sexual impotence, but again there are treatments available that can change the whole situation. You need to accept responsibility for your body and that means paying attention to your heart, your blood pressure and your chances of diabetes and heart disease and listening carefully to the advice given by doctors,
Exercise and a change of diet and lifestyle can really turn things around, and doctors can give you all the right encouragement and advice on how to maximize your recovery time. For example, don't do certain exercises just because you think they will improve a predetermined medical condition. Listen to the experts because you may be doing exercises that exacerbate the condition rather than improve it. Talk to nutritionists about the changes you need to make in your food intake.
Understand the food triangle and start eating healthier portions of food. Although you may be accustomed to living a certain way, that way of life may be exactly what you were looking for the answer for here. Ask your doctor what you can do to get back to a level of fitness that will help you be able to make love again. Your body is telling you that there is a problem. You can fix it and restore your love life and go on to have much healthier sex.
Pills and potions: It may be that your blood pressure level is something that can be controlled by pills. However, be aware that your lifestyle can also help you control your blood pressure and reduce the treatments that you currently take. If you are not overweight but your blood pressure is high, a doctor may only prescribe medications that help you bring down the blood pressure level and get things back to normal. Make the doctor aware of your all types of difficulties with maintaining an erection so that he or she can avoid prescribing you any medication that may have side effects that inhibit sexual response.
Gadgets and Devices: As long as you have resolved your problems with getting an erection, you can try a vacuum device, but if you do opt for it, it is a temporary solution that helps you get through that period of obesity or sexual dysfunction. It is not a permanent solution, but something that can make you feel better about yourself and your performance while you deal with the long-term problems that have made you unable to maintain an erection. This way, your partner and you will be able to have a great sex life, but you will also be able to continue your exercise and lifestyle changes so that in the long term, your natural ability to maintain an erection returns.
The vacuum pump works in that it helps your penis retain the blood it needs for an erection. In the case of people who cannot maintain an erection, the blood flow is not strained and this is vital to maintaining an erection. A device is used and it has a pump that gets you erect within a very short time. Some pumps are one handed while others require two hands, but there is no reason why you cannot share the experience with your partner and make it part of your sexual rapport until you get your lifestyle to a level when this all happens naturally. A ring is placed at the base of the penis to ensure that the blood within the penis stays in place so that the erection is strong enough to please both you and your partner.
Shock Therapy: Researchers have found another treatment method that could spell the doom of drugs like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra: shock therapy. This right on a man's love stick, low-intensity shock therapy has the potential to be a more effective erectile dysfunction treatment for men suffering from severe cases of the condition. I know, it gives the impression of a painful experience where electricity is jolted to the head of the penis, sending the poor schmuck into a state of intense pain and shock. No, that's not the way it goes. This therapy is simply sent through the man's body low-level waves of sound and this type of treatment has been used to treat tendonitis and plantar fasciitis and, similarly, to break up kidney stones through a treatment called lithotripsy.
A study in the Journal of Sexual Health showed that 34% of subject men - who responded poorly to oral medications for erectile dysfunction like Viagra - regained full sexual function after treatment without any medication. It also showed that all 29 male subjects in the study had a better response to the medication after treatment.
Pelvic Exercises: There are specific exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor, and this helps tremendously in being able to maintain an erection. In these exercises, you simply lie on your back with your legs bent and your knees together. Visualize your scrotum area and with your hands in front of your hips, pull this area upward. This does not mean lifting your body off the mat. It means just stretching that pelvic floor area. This exercise can be done with your legs together or with your legs apart and knees together which is far more effective.
It is worthwhile investigating exercises that will help strengthen the pelvic area and these include stretching the pelvic basin as well as the area within your shorts. Ask your doctor for a fact sheet on these exercises as these are great for helping you through that dry patch when you are suffering from sexual dysfunction. It takes time to get your body back to its natural state of health and in the meantime, these exercises can help keep you moving forward.
Remember that sexual dysfunction may be caused because you expect it to happen. This is extremely important. If a man has performed badly in bed, it damages him psychologically because he cannot perform the role he expects himself to perform. For example, an erection may be achieved and then lost when he stops to put on a condom. He may not be able to maintain the erection, but this failure will play highly in his mind the next time that he makes love. He fears that failure and this fear can make failure more likely. If this is the case, it may be useful to visit a sexologist who can discuss what happens at each stage and reassure him of ways in which he can overcome these problems.
It is a huge blow to the male psyche to realize that he cannot perform what he sees as his masculine role. Even more so than a woman being told she will never have children. It is hurtful. Expect this, and if your dysfunction is initially caused by something going wrong and then continues because of that fear of failure, the best way is to talk to a specialist in this field of medicine who will be able to talk you through the problems that are being experienced, and help you regain confidence so that your love life is not affected by erectile dysfunction. Go with your partner. Listen to what the specialist says. Their experience will help you through this period and help towards a much more rewarding sexual experience in the future.
Sexual impotence is not just something older men suffer from. It can be a real problem for younger men as well. Perhaps they are focusing too much of their effort on other things and sexual issues because the body needs toning and training in the right direction. Impotence does occur in old age, but today men are able to continue with a great love life because there are aids available and medication to help them maintain that close contact with their partners that they want. Take advantage of this by learning through professionals, and your love life will come back to life again and you will experience the possibilities open to you through your health provider.
