How to Diagnose Erectile Dysfunction

Old Age and Erectile Dysfunction

You would like to know if you have erectile dysfunction. The problem is you don’t want to go the doctor for personal reasons most probably because you are embarrass or just because this does not happen to real men. This is of course a common myth among men. Erectile dysfunction can happen to men of all ages and creeds.

First Stage - Erectile dysfunction

First you have to check out your personal history. Are you taking any drugs/or illegal substances. If so check out the side-effects. Most drugs you can search on the internet and its list of common side-effects. Almost 25% of impotence problems are because of pharmaceutical drugs. If so you always substitute the drug with another with less side effects. Please consult your doctor before you do this.

Second Stage - Erectile Dysfunction

Still no luck? So now you need to give yourself a physical examination. First touch your penis Are you sensitive? – are you are not feeling anything? If not it may indicate damage nerves. Do you have hair growing out in weird places or are you experiencing breast enlargement. If so maybe you have some sort of hormonal problem. Also examine your penis itself. Does it have any weird characteristics – bend or curve when it go erect – this can indicate peyronie’s disease which leads to erectile dysfunction. Well now if nothing has been picked up yet you have to think about the possibility of a psychological problem – maybe stress at work, a marriage falling apart, it could be one of hundreds of psychological factors that is invading your subconscious mind and thus your sex drive.

Third Stage - Erectile Dysfunction

Next on the list: Laboratory Tests. These would include blood counts, lipid profile, blood urine test (urinalysis), creatine measurement and liver enzymes. Also check your free testosterone in your blood which would clearly indicate your sex drive (low testosterone = low libido). Most testing facilities will include full diagnoses on blood work and urine tests. You still have no answer to your problem I would advise to go see a medical practitioner. Erectile dysfunction can be beaten.

Intimacy and erectile dysfunction

Relationships and Erectile Dysfunction

To have erectile dysfunction and keep a loving relationship is no easy task. Toes your sometimes make jokes about your condition as to minimize the problem, you probably already know that your relationship is in serous doubt. Man ability in bed is closely link to his masculinity.
Erectile dysfunction also known as impotence is equally problematic t your partner .The first thought a women think “Is it me!”, Don’t I excite him anymore” . These problems can lead to emotional outburst and even worse mockery. There is no easy way to thru this problem but the main thing you have to keep is a clear mind and be understanding. This goes for both of you. Think of ways to show your love other than physical.

Keep the following tips in mind

1. Communication: Talk to your partner about erectile dysfunction. If your partner understands that it’s not her it will get easier.
   


2. Involve yourself and partner in other activities for example painting, sport or gardening. These activities would make you think about other things.
   


3. Spend some time together. Nothing livens up the intimacy like hot water bath or a candlelight dinner. A build up increases a man and women’s sex drive like no other.


4. Alternative sex methods: At this moment you may not be able to perform but you can still use other parts of you r body to sexually satisfy. Talk to your partner if she may have some erotic dreams that maybe you can fulfill.
   


5. Professional help: A marriage councilor or Group therapist can be beneficial to your relationship
   


6. There must be hundreds of other methods to rekindle your relationship. Don’t let erectile dysfunction get you down.

If you need help with any relationship issues you may be intersted in one of our many sexual help content blogs or adult toy articles

Absolute Answers to Erection Dysfunction

Are you looking for answers for your erectile dysfunction

Your Trouble with your erection can be harmful to you and the health of your relationship. Even though there is many effective treatments around, many men avoid the problem because they are too embarrass to go and talk to their doctor. And then there are also those that choose natural alternative medicine for erectile dysfunction.

Most men don’t want to talk about their condition for the simple reason that they think it will go away on it own.

So what is erectile dysfunction?

It is the inability to maintain or keep up an erection for amount of time to have successful sexual intercourse. There is many reasons why you could experience this : fatigue, anxiety or extreme alcohol consumption. These underlying problems can always be sorted(short term) out but then there is more extreme problems like Vascular disorders, diabetes.

Most people with erectile dysfunction experience the long term recurring medical problem. This need proper medical supervision and treatment.

In the majority of cases, affected men preserve longing and the capacity to have an orgasm and ejaculate. Erectile dysfunction means you have are unable to get an erection or maintain your erection

There is a nagging myth that those only happens to some men and that its almost non existent and that it almost never happen with real men. Fortunately this is untrue: This condition can happen to anybody at anytime. In fact there is about a 100 million men worldwide with this disease in some sort of form.

Another myth to do the rounds is that this is an old man sickness. Again this is untrue. Most men should be able perform adequately into their late 90. This problem is usually makes its appearance when other problems like vascular disease, diabetes and medications for these conditions are prescribed

Many believe that psychological problem are the main reason for impotence but again this is way off. It is true that psychological factors can cause some sort of problem but this is more an underlying problem that can be sorted out by maybe visiting a psychologist.

The physical threat aspects for erectile dysfunction is divided in 4 groups: Vascular disorders - (atherosclerosis), diabetes, high blood pressure and abnormally raised blood cholesterol.

A lifestyle can also be a reason for your problem. Ask yourself do you drink or smoke eat fatty food or do drugs.

The effect of erectile dysfunction is wide known.

1. You cannot maintain an erection.
   


2. Self confidence drops
   


3. Emotional stress(not to mention you need to perform)
   


4. Embarrassment not only in the time of the deed but when you want to ask for help who do you go to without feeling embarrass.
   

There is also a lot of factor to keep in mind if you want to diagnose yourself. Do you drink, smoke or take some sort of medication. If not then are you are under any emotional pressure. Do you have some sort of medical problem like diabetes or high blood pressure.

In almost all cases erectile dysfunction can be treated.

Erectile dysfunction: Where is the CURE

So last night you could not get it up. You contracted the dreaded erectile dysfunction. Your partner said “No baby its fine it happens to everybody” which of course that does not help. So what is erectile dysfunction? Technical terms is something like this: When a male cannot create of keep an erection up for longer than the allotted time it take to have sexual intercourse. This can happens at any age or time in your life, but are more common in older people.

So now you are in your mid forties but you penis is already going 65 strong. Erectile dysfunction does not need to be problem. This epidemic does not need to be part of getting older. It is true that you may need more help than you use to need, like a bit more stroking or a bit more time between orgasms. But you should be able to enjoy sex does not matter how old you are!

So what cause erectile dysfunction? There is many things that can create these problems.

Diabetes: The high blood pressure has a negative influence on your libido and sex drive and the amount of blood that are in main arteries to your penis

Hypertension(high blood pressure)

Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)

It’s important to keep you blood sugar in check especially for people with diabetes. Also make sure to take you diabetes medicine the way the doctor tells you for this can also have a negative influence your libido.

Hormones can also create havoc with your sex drive. Are you one of those guys that have like a raging bull the one day and then almost nothing for the next two days? If so have your hormones check.

Then of course there is the many medicines that your doctor has prescribed for some other illness. But did he mention that you may now get erectile dysfunction!!

Alcohol and smoking also has many negative effects on your ability to keep it up. Many students would confirm the above statements.

It could also be the relationship itself. Improving your relationship can always improve you sex life. If you or your partner does not want to be in this relationship anymore it can have dire consequences. The man’s ability to have a healthy sex drive is totally diminish when he thinking about other things eg.. is this the women for me, where are we going with this, why am I here??

These problems can be sorted out easily enough with the help of relationship counselor or couples therapist.

So now you need to know what you are going to do?

Are you going to go to the doctor?

He is going to ask you a couple of questions and then do a physical exam of some sort. He will draw blood and take some urine, do a few more test and probably come back with you need to use Viagra.

So how are you going to treat your erectile dysfunction

Are you going the hardcore route… use medicine you sort you out or are you going for the more healthy route with some sort of herbs to increase your sex drive again. Either way something needs to be done!

Please note that the use of an erectile dysfunction medicine can negative influence other parts of your body. There is many side effects associated with using a medical substance like Viagra

Erectile dysfunction in older males

A landmark study has been done on Male Ageing. It was found that a monstrous 52% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 experiencing erectile dysfunction in some degree. This goes up to about 70% for men older than 70 years. This study would then firmly connect old age and impotence. But this should not be considered the norm.

For an erection to occur you need the following a fit brain, flexible blood vessels, completely efficient nervous system and hormones. Of course the first step is the erotic impulses or stimulation. The nervous system send messages to the brain to release a substance called nitro oxide. This substance main job is to relax the so called pelvic muscles and allow blood into the groin area. The penis is engorged with blood until a full erection is achieved. This blood is now trapped inside the penis and becomes rigid. This will be maintained until orgasm is achieved and the muscles relax and allow the blood to return.

So what causes erectile dysfunction? Most men have problems with the body itself and not the penis. The general idea among men is that the penis is the culprit, while its actually the body that is letting him down. It could be that the body is not releasing enough nitro oxide or the nerves is offline, or it could be just some psychological problem.

1. Medical personal divides erectile dysfunction into 4 different categories
   
2. Psychological(10%)
   
3. Physical (80%)
   
4. Diverse (psychological and physical) (5%)
   
5. AND Unknown (5%)
   

Psychological usually happens to younger males. This could be anything that your brain cannot grasp.

These problems could include Job anxiety, marital dispute, economic doubts, depression or presentation anxiety. Most men somewhere in their lives experience tempory ED. Its not something to worry about until the problem becomes more persistent.

Physical erectile dysfunctions are a very steady and gradual sickness . Its broken up in 3 basic problems.

The inability for the brain to release the chemical message by the nervous system. This happens when you have a hormonal imbalance, spinal cord damage, pelvic operation, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease

Poor blood flow to the penis. This results in a underdeveloped erection not big and rigid enough to perform sexually. There can be many reasons for this eg. Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol.

Leakage: This happens when blood are release thru some kind of leakage in the penis area.

Drugs with certain side-effects can also lead to erectile dysfunction. These medications are usually associated with the brain. Eg are diuretics, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, Ace inhibitors; antidepressants

Your better half should be the first person you should talk to. Do not keep it all inside with the hope that it will go away. You will only worry and make matters worse. It has been found that if both partners understand the problem and the solution there is much a higher success rate.

The next person that you talk to should be your local GP. Unfortunately most men would not prefer to go to the doctor for this sort of problem. In fact most men would rather ignore the problem forever or until they have no alternative. The GP would most probably refer you to a specialist in this field eg a urologist. The doctor would ask you a couple of questions about physical wellbeing, are you taking any drugs, any emotional problems to determine if it not physical or emotional. Most doctors choose the non surgical route.

The urologist would then ask you to drop your pants for a proper examination of your penis and pelvic area. A series of question would then determine what could be the root of the problem. He would then give you list of treatments that are available.

So you maybe are wondering what kind of questions he would ask.

These questions would include your sexual history. Do you have any erection at all…like for example in the morning? This sort of question would determine what kind of problem you have… physical or psychological.

After this the doctor would do a complete physical assessment. He will check your prostate, rectal exam and study your genitals for any unusual characteristics.

He would then also do some blood work and urine test for extra information to make an assessment.

There is many risk factors that has to take into account, like the over use of alcohol and recreational drugs. Many a man has had to many a drink and then could not achieve an erection. He would then think that he may have erectile dysfunction. This of course can be cured immediately . Please refrain from drink excessively.

Please note that erectile dysfunction it not a sexual life sentence.