There is no medical treatment for impotence. Impotence generally refers to erectile dysfunction, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions for general measures, medication, physical therapy, surgery and so on.
1. General measures: patients usually need to actively improve their lifestyles, develop good habits, quit smoking in a timely manner, appropriate physical exercise, and ensure a balanced diet. Patients also need to actively treat diabetes, depression, hyperlipidemia and other underlying diseases. At the same time, patients also need to psychological counseling and sexual life guidance under the guidance of the doctor, so as to promote the recovery of sexual function.
2. Drug treatment: usually patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use sildenafil, vardenafil and other type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and also with the use of androgens and other drugs. All the above drugs need to pay attention to the side effects and adverse reactions of the drugs, please use the above drugs under the guidance of a doctor.
3. Physical therapy: some patients can also be taken under the guidance of the doctor vacuum erection device therapy, mainly the use of negative pressure to attract blood flow into the cavernous body of the penis for treatment.
4. Surgery: If medication and other treatments are ineffective, penile vascular surgery and penile prosthesis implantation can be performed as prescribed by the doctor. Surgery involves certain risks or may not be able to meet psychological expectations, and should be chosen carefully with full knowledge of the pros and cons of surgery.
It is recommended that patients with erectile dysfunction take standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor in a timely manner, and should not believe in the old-fashioned ways to avoid aggravation of the condition.