November 14th, 2008What Is Impotence Treatment?
If recent medical research is anything to go by, man impotence is a bigger problem than was at first thought and in America for instance, erection problems affect ten percent of men aged between 18 and 70 but worse still is the figure of over half of men in the 40 to 70 age range. Medical research into male impotence is going on all around the world and many surprising statistics have been produced that show that in the United States alone the figure for men who need impotence treatment could be as high as 30 million and as low as 18 million.
Successful impotence interventions have been established to improve closeness and gratification, improve sexual aspects of quality of life and ease symptoms of depression. Some people believe that if you suffer from premature ejaculation then you have an erectile dysfunction and require impotence treatment but this is not necessarily the case.
The majority of specialists in this field agree that impotency treatments should start with the least interfering methods first and only proceeding to interfering interventions if the others fail so that means reducing the use of any detrimental drugs first. Psychotherapy and behavior modifications are looked at next, followed by vacuum devices, oral drugs, topically injected drugs, and surgically embedded cylinders and very rarely, surgery on the penis itself.
Employing the man’s partner, impotence treatment methods can be used that help relax and lower the man’s stress when he thinks about the problems he has with intercourse. These methods can also help ease stress when physical impotence is being treated.
Drugs when used as an impotency treatment can be taken orally, injected directly into the penis, or introduced into the urethra at the top of the penis. After many tests, the wonder drug Viagra was given approval by the American FDA in March 1998, taken an hour prior to sex it was the first oral impotence treatment for males. However, there are restrictions in its use as it cannot be employed more than once a day and unlike injections, it takes longer for the erection to take place. Oral testosterone can reduce the amount of impotency treatment needed by some males with low levels of natural testosterone - however, some discovered improvements after their use, may just be examples of the placebo effect.
Many males gain an erection by employing an impotence treatment which injects drugs into the penis, stimulating it to become full with blood. However, a lasting erection and sometimes scarring, are undesirable result employing this type 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 employing a pre-filled application device, which causes an erection within 8 to 10 minutes and may last from 30 to 60 minutes.
Vacuum cylinders that encase the penis are a type of impotency treatment that uses a partial vacuum to draw blood into the penis thereby making an erection. An elastic band is then situated around the base of the penis, to sustain the erection after the cylinder is withdrawn and left on during intercourse to prevent blood from flowing back into the body.
Owing to the size of the problem, impotency treatments are improving all the time so before any decision is made it is worthwhile speaking to your doctor first. Prior to using any form of drug or device for dealing with impotence, prescribed or not, it is worthwhile investigating any potential side effects.
