Impotency is more common in men than perhaps is thought after national surveys in the U.S. show that ten percent of males between 18 and 59 have a problem achieving or keeping an erection and between the ages of forty and seventy this increases to an amazing fifty two percent. Estimates from medical research now indicate that anywhere between 18 and 30 million men in America alone are affected and have sought advice on impotence treatments. You get the benefits of harder erections, better sex drive etc but not a bigger penis unless you combine the vimax patch with some enlarging exercise technique or a stretching device.
Productive impotency interventions have been demonstrated to improve closeness and gratification, improve sexual aspects of quality of life and alleviate symptoms of depression. It is often thought that those who put up with premature ejaculation are suffering from erectile problem and need impotency treatment but this is not necessarily true.
Most physicians hold the idea that impotency interventions should go forward with the least aggressive treatments to the most aggressive and this means cutting back on any damaging drugs as an initial consideration. The next stage to consider is psychotherapy and modifying the individual’s behavior, if this doesn’t work then the use of vacuum devices is looked at then drugs, both oral and injected, implanted cylinders and finally, surgery itself.
Employing the man’s partner, impotence treatment methods can be used that help relax and lower the man’s anxiety when he thinks about the problems he has with sexual intercourse. Often the trouble is a physical one and these methods are employed to handle those with success as well.
Drugs when used as an impotency treatment can be taken by mouth, injected directly into the penis, or introduced into the urethra at the tip of the penis. After much debate, the wonder impotence drug Viagra was given approval for use by the FDA in March 1998 and it was the first such tablet to be used and needed to be taken an hour prior to intercourse. While Viagra increases the response to sexual arousal, it does not create an automatic erection as injected drugs do and should not be employed more than once each day. Some men have reduced levels of testosterone but this can be corrected with oral medication although it is still not established that the responses to this impotency treatment are not those that are provided by a placebo effect.
When injections directly into the penis are employed as an impotency treatment, the erection is the result of the penis becoming full of blood. These drugs may produce unwanted side effects, including persistent erection and scarring. A shot of Alprostadil introduced into the top of the penis utilising an application device produce an erection in as little as ten minutes which may last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour.
Vacuum cylinders that wrap around the penis are a type of impotence treatment that applies a partial vacuum to draw blood into the penis thereby making an erection. Once the vacuum cylinder is removed an elastic band is put around the base of the penis to preserve the erection during sexual intercourse.
Research on impotence treatment is expanding rapidly and patients should ask their physicians about the latest improvements. Prior to using any form of drug or device for handling impotence, prescribed or not, it is worthwhile investigating any potential side effects.