Erectile dysfunction is a relatively common problem, but it can be cured. This requires proper medical evaluation by a urologist, identifying the cause of the problem and determining the best treatment option.
Some of the most common therapies used to treat erectile dysfunction include couples’ therapy, medication use, injections, use of vacuum devices, or, as a last resort, surgery to place a penis prosthesis, for example.
- It is important to note that maintaining quality of life and health is of fundamental importance to avoid erectile dysfunction.
- Controlling sedentary lifestyles.
- Obesity.
- Stress.
- Cholesterol.
- High blood pressure and diabetes is critical.
- Drug use.
- Cigarettes and excessive alcohol consumption should also be avoided.
Treatment of erectile dysfunction depends on the cause that may be causing it, such as:
Usually, this type of erectile dysfunction, called “psychological impotence,” should be treated by psychological or psychiatric follow-up, preferably as a couple.
The psychological cause is quite common and can result from overwork, stress, poor sexual experiences in childhood or even adulthood. Erectile dysfunction is usually linked to a specific event and manifests suddenly, such as after marriage separation, a change of affection by the couple or financial problems.
Normally, in case of psychological dysfunction, morning and evening erections are maintained, requiring medication only if there is another associated organic cause.
Erectile dysfunction that occurs as a result of diabetes is curable, and all factors related to the disease need to be kept under control. Vascular changes, neurological complications, psychological factors, hormonal changes, and side effects of typical diabetes medications should be properly controlled.
The treatment of this type of dysfunction is done by monitoring the values of sugar and blood pressure, maintaining the ideal weight, exercising and making regular visits to the doctor.
The first step in treating erectile dysfunction through smoking is to quit smoking. Cigarettes reduce blood flow to the blood vessels of the male sex organ, making it difficult to get an erection or even preventing it, causing dysfunction.
These changes may occur slowly, but will depend on the number of cigarettes smoked per day, the time to smoke and the association with other risk factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
Your doctor may also prescribe a type of treatment to help stop smoking or medications that act directly on the male organ during intimate contact, such as sildenafil and apomorphine chloride.
Basically, treatment for erectile dysfunction may include
Whatever the source of erectile dysfunction, it is usually curable. All that is needed is for a man to consult a doctor and start treatment as soon as possible to improve his quality of life.
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