Modern ways of treating Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction can be defined as the incapacity of men to maintain or even to have an erection. Those problems can manifest on a long term or casual; some men have difficulties even they are sufficiently stimulated, and others- only with some partners. No matter of the density of those problems, erectile dysfunction represents a reason of worry.
Fortunately, modern medicine came with good news- those problems can be solved.
Oral or local injected drugs, vacuum devices and surgical implanted are methods that encourage men to ask for medical help- great results have been lately registered. First, the patient have to mix psychotherapy with the medicamentary treatment. In psychotherapy, the patient will learn how to decrease the anxiety associated to a sexual relationship, to respond to external and internal stimulants.
About drug therapy, those can be taken orally, injected into penis or into the urethra. All those increases the blood flow. Most usual drug used in this case is the well-known Viagra. It can be used only once a day; a bigger dose can cause a sudden increase in blood pressure.
A treatment with oral testosterone may also help, but it is insufficient and it can also cause liver problems.
Many men use injecting drugs for a stronger erection. They inject it into the penis so it will become engorged with blood. A treatment with papaverine hydrochloride or phentolamine is widen blood vessels, but can also create side effects, as priapism ( a persistent erection).
Another method of solving the erectile dysfunction problems is the inserting of a pipe into the urethra. The mechanism is simple- an applicator is delivering the pellet about an inch deep inside urethra. The adverse reactions includes a burning sensation, aching testicles and penis, minor bleeding from urethra.
Another treatment is constitute by vacuum devices, a small surgery. It cause erection by forming a partial vacuum that draws blood into penis. It attract and propagate blood, creating a continuously move. The devices use 3 components: a plastic cylinder that embrace the penis, a pump that draws air out from this cylinder and a ring that maintains the erection after the cylinder is removed and during intercourse.
Moreover, the most efficient method is surgical operation: it make the penis to become erect by an implant, it reconstruct arteries for increasing the level of blood in the penis, it blocks veins that allows blood’s leaking.