subject: Is Erectile Dysfunction Interfering With Your Life? [print this page] Is Erectile Dysfunction Interfering With Your Life?
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a systematic failure of a man's ability to achieve or maintain an erection during periods of sexual interaction. This condition is often embarrassing to discuss and in the moment can cause unease for both parties. The truth is the inability to achieve and maintain an erection is typically a psychological condition that, like most conditions, is treatable, and a recovery to past performance is highly possible.
There are two main myths surrounding the emotional issue of ED. There is the myth perpetuated by the pharmaceutical companies that the solution to ED is medication. Not true and obviously self-serving. Then there is the myth that continues to permeate western culture that men lose their performance ability and desire as they age. This statement has not been proved in any clinical trial. Inability to perform when you desire does not have to occur regardless of age.
The ability for a man to achieve and maintain an erection is an essential component to a healthy sexual relationship. It is estimated that over thirty million men in North America experience challenges in this area at one time or another in their lives. Erectile dysfunction is a common problem; yet it remains a difficult topic to discuss with your doctor or your partner. Of course, as the frustration increases it is common to see the problem increase as a result. Anger, resentment, shame and guilt are all emotions that can enter your relationship and erode your self regard. The original problem has now created a flurry of problems that can send some couples scrambling for a solution and willing to take dramatic and quick action. Often the solution chosen makes the problem worse.
Many reasons for erectile dysfunction exist and most are correlated to illness, especially by the medical establishment. The truth is that despite erection capacity sometimes being compromised by illnesses like diabetes or cardiovascular conditions, the underlying factor is often emotional, like performance anxiety and obsessing about response failure. The root of the problem is the primary step in identifying and discovering the best solution. Indeed, most men are surprised to find that the solution is neither complicated nor long-term.
Men should be encouraged in that there are solutions and they usually do not involve medical intervention. There are solutions that can be applied in the privacy of one's home. Indeed, research suggests that there are reliable protocols for resolving ED in a at least 70% of the men with this complaint.
The headline is that unless a serious illness (e.g., heart failure, radical prostatectomy) is responsible for your inability to perform there are straightforward, clear and easily applied options that are available to combat this problem. These solutions restore a satisfactory response and restore spontaneous sexual encounters without being dependent on expensive medications that often have annoying (and sometimes dangerous) side effects. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is not a state that you have to accept in your life!
