Erectile dysfunction: out of erectile dysfunction misconceptions

Sexuality is one of the factors that directly affects the quality of life and longevity, and the health of sexuality is closely related to a person’s overall health, and for men it is an important part of maintaining male physical and mental health. In the lifetime experience of men, most will encounter occasional sexual intercourse penile erection difficulties, which is a very natural and common phenomenon. Except for those who have been examined for organic lesions, most of them are closely related to the environment, mood, psychological state, tension, exertion and physical condition at the time. Due to cognitive misconceptions, many people simply think they have impotence once they have “erectile dysfunction”, thus carrying a heavy burden of thought, affecting normal married life, and gradually becoming withdrawn and irritable, also affecting social interaction. The scientific definition of impotence is that a man has the requirement to have sex, but when he is ready for intercourse, his penis cannot get erect, or it is not firm enough to insert into the vagina and have sex. It is the most common male sexual dysfunction, there are functional and organic impotence, the majority of functional lesions, accounting for about 85-90% of all cases, the reasons for which include impaired psychosexual development, poor relationship between husband and wife, emotional tension, medical original influence, etc.; belong to the organic lesions are very few, accounting for about 10-15%, the reasons The causes are serious congenital or acquired genital malformations, endocrine disorders, neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders, blood disorders, vascular diseases, etc. Functional impotence is mostly curable. Generally speaking, if there is erection of the penis at night or before getting up in the morning, but not when preparing for sexual intercourse, this is mostly functional impotence. Organic impotence, on the other hand, is when it is impossible to have an erection of the penis under any circumstances. Functional impotence is often caused by psychological factors: ① Not receiving scientific sex education during adolescence: mental trauma in love, homosexuality, excessive masturbation or failure of first sexual intercourse can cause impotence. ② due to lack of sexual knowledge: newlywed night or bewildered, or recklessly engaged in, resulting in failure of sexual intercourse, followed by impotence; some because of sexual disharmony, such as premature ejaculation or non-ejaculation, the woman can not get sexual satisfaction, they resent, contempt or insult the man, in the future of sexual life, the male convenience has a certain potential burden of thought, afraid of the woman again unsatisfied, so impotence; a few people, although never The man has a certain potential sexual burden for fear that the woman will not be satisfied again, so impotence occurs; a few people have never experienced sexual life, but on the night of the wedding, they think they had masturbation and seminal emission when they were teenagers, fearing that they cannot have intercourse, causing impotence because of the mental burden ③ emotional factors: such as the breakup of the relationship between the husband and wife, the existence of hatred, or have always been in sexual disharmony (such as frequency, duration, pleasure, etc.); ④ other: such as work too fatigue, emotional tension or distress, excessive sexual intercourse, unsuitable places for sexual intercourse and feudal superstition, the influence of religious ideas. The influence of religious ideas. The key to treatment lies in the joint efforts of men and women, mutual consideration, sympathy, understanding, care and encouragement in sexual life, in the process of practice, mutual exploration and adaptation, and gradually accumulate experience, master each other’s sexual laws, so that the two sides will naturally make a harmonious sexual life. Especially the woman, should be frank to the man that the pleasure between husband and wife is not simply sexual intercourse and reproductive relationship, but more mainly friendship, love, mutual help in life, career together to climb. The woman’s thoughtfulness, understanding and trust, often enable the man to lift the burden of thought, once the burden of thought can be lifted, the male impotence every can not cure themselves, in clinical examples of this kind, is seen time and again. Married men occasionally due to fever, excessive fatigue, emotional distress caused by transient impotence, mostly a normal inhibition; unmarried men claiming impotence (no libido or low libido) is often just not enough stimulation to cause sexual desire, can not be regarded as pathological. Patients with erectile dysfunction should preferably be separated from their female partners for a period of time, during which time they should strive to live a normal life, avoid strain, and try to avoid any sexual stimulation. It is beneficial to do tai chi, qigong and other exercises as appropriate. This period of time to about a month is appropriate. All the time until both men and women have a strong desire for sex, before re-living sex. Restarting to have sex for the first time is a crucial step, and both men and women must work well together. The man should develop a strong self-confidence and be warm and considerate to the woman. In the case of the female partner, be gentle and submissive, and say more encouraging words. As long as the first successful, the future sexual life between the couple will naturally be beautiful. Proper exercise can keep the blood vessels open, thus through relieving erection difficulties and avoiding cardiovascular diseases and impotence, which is related to the availability of sufficient blood flow to the needed organs. In fact, impotence can be seen as an early warning sign of cardiovascular disease, as the erectile state of the penis is more pronounced when blood flow in the body is slow. Organic impotence can be seen in patients with endocrine and neurological pathologies. The more common ones in the prognosis are: renal failure (uremia), cirrhosis, hyperthyroidism, class atelectasis, diabetes mellitus, chronic adrenal insufficiency, peripheral neuritis, lateral sclerosis, and myasthenia gravis, etc. These diseases have to be examined and treated in hospitals to solve the problem. Some drugs can also cause impotence, such as long-term use of methotrexate (blood pressure lowering drugs), atropine (for abdominal pain), barbiturates (sleeping pills), maundyne (cardiac stimulants), insulin, reserpine and other drugs. As long as you stop taking these drugs for a period of time, impotence can be cured. Once erectile dysfunction occurs in many men’s lives, they will be terrified, regardless of the cause, or have to take supplements, or self-administered aphrodisiacs, or even take aphrodisiacs, the result is often not its cure, but to aggravate the condition, and even cause other pathologies. The principle of treating impotence is to first find out the cause of the disease and target it, so as to receive twice the result with half the effort. It is important for men to understand that erectile dysfunction is a health issue, not a matter of masculinity. A harmonious sex life is equally important for both men and women. Once erectile dysfunction occurs, both parties should work together to find treatment and solve the problem together.