Although it is not something any male will admit to, in America for example, studies have shown that about one in ten men aged between 18 and 70 suffer with erection problems, the figure rising to over half of men aged between 40 and 70. These studies estimate that anything up to 30 million males in America need many form of impotency treatment.
Modern impotence treatments can help improve closeness between couples which can enhance other sexual aspects leading to greater gratification and less stress. It is often believed that those who suffer with premature ejaculation are suffering from erectile problem and require impotence treatment but this is not necessarily true.
Most physicians hold the idea that impotency treatments should go forward with the least interfering interventions to the most invasive and this means cutting back on any harmful drugs as an initial consideration. The next level 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, embedded devices and finally, surgery itself.
Methods that use the male’s partner to try and help him relax are founded on impotence interventions that deal with an individual’s psychological problems. Often the problem is a physical one and these methods are used to treat those with success as well.
Tablets taken by mouth are the most frequent form of impotence treatment when utilising drugs but they can also be dispensed using an injection directly into the penis or introduced into the tip of the penis. In March 1998, the American FDA authorised the drug now known worldwide as Viagra and it was the first oral pill to treat man impotence, taken one hour prior to sex. While Viagra increases the response to sexual stimulus, it does not produce an automatic erection as injected drugs do and should not be used more than once each day. Many men have reduced levels of testosterone but this can be corrected with oral medication although it is still not verified that the responses to this impotency treatment are not those that are provided by a placebo effect.
Many males gain an erection by employing an impotence treatment which injects drugs into the penis enhancement, stimulating it to become engorged with blood. Regrettably, a lasting erection and scarring are two undesirable side effects to this form of treatment. A pellet 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 encase the penis are a form of impotence treatment that uses a partial vacuum to draw blood into the penis thereby creating an erection. An elastic band is then placed around the base of the penis, to maintain the erection after the cylinder is withdrawn and left on during sexual intercourse to prevent blood from flowing back into the body.
Research on impotency treatment is enlarging rapidly and patients should ask their doctors about the latest advances. Before employing any form of drug or device for dealing with impotence, prescribed or not, it is worthwhile investigating any potential side effects.