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Male Erectile Disorder - Male Erectile Disorder Symptom, Cause, Treatment
Is the recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an adequate erection until completion of sexual activity. It is not considered male erectile disorder if it is merely an occasional problem or if it does not create distress and interpersonal difficulty.
- Chronically or repeatedly, the patient cannot get or keep an erection sufficient to complete the sexual activity.
- Except for another Sexual Dysfunction.
- It is not directly caused by substance use (medication or drug of abuse) or by a general medical condition.
- It causes marked distress or interpersonal problems.
Symptoms of Male Erectile Disorder
Some disorders have similar or even the same symptoms. The clinician, therefore, in his/her diagnostic attempt, has to differentiate against the following disorders which need to be ruled out to establish a precise diagnosis. In fact, occasional failure to become aroused or desiring sex less often than your partner is perfectly normal. Stress, fatigue and anxiety can affect the body's response to sexual stimulation. Due to its embarrassing nature and the shame felt by sufferers, the subject was taboo for a long time, and is the subject of many urban legends.
Causes of Male Erectile Disorder
The causes of erectile Disorder may be physiological or psychological . Psychological impotence can often be helped by almost anything that the patient believes in; there is a very strong placebo effect. Certain medications can interfere with the nerve signals that cause an erection. Erectile dysfunction has been reported as one of several Propecia side effects, new studies show a link between Propecia and serious long-term sexual side effects. Hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure can damage blood vessels and interfere with blood flow to the penis. Smoking is a major risk factor for these conditions as well as for ED. Erectile disorders may accompany a fear of failure. Sometimes this disorder is present throughout life. In many cases the erectile failure is intermittent and sometimes dependent upon the type of partner or the quality of the relationship.
Treatment of Male Erectile Disorder
The AMA estimates 95 percent of ED cases are treatable through one of the following measures.
- Drug therapy: Viagra® (sildenafil) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1998. Taken an hour or so before sexual activity, it increases the concentration of a natural chemical in the penis that causes the blood vessels to dilate, which increases blood flow to the penis
- Psychotherapy: Whether there is a physical cause or not, men may benefit from working with a therapist to learn techniques that can decrease anxiety associated with intercourse.
- Vacuum constriction device: This involves placing a plastic tube over the penis and pumping the air out of the tube, drawing blood into the penis and making it erect. An elastic band is placed around the base of the penis to maintain the erection.
- Intraurethral therapy: A soft pellet of medication is inserted into the urethra. Its absorption produces an erection.
- Surgery: Surgery may involve one of three procedures: implanting a device (prosthesis) that can cause the penis to become erect; reconstructing arteries to increase blood flow to the penis; or repairing the veins within the penis that are failing to keep sufficient blood within the organ.
- Injection of vasodilator substances into the corpora of the penis has provided a new therapeutic technique for a variety of causes of erectile dysfunction.
- Vacuum constriction devices may be effective at generating and maintaining erections in many patients with erectile dysfunction and these appear to have a low incidence of side effects.
- Three forms of penile prostheses are available for patients who fail with or refuse other forms of therapy: semi rigid , malleable, and inflatable.
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