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Impotency - It
could be Physiological or Psychological
During night, men who have no physical abnormalities
have almost invariably erections. The patient may spend
a few nights in a sleep laboratory where a gauge that
measures the frequency and duration of nocturnal erections
is attached to the base of the penis. A home version
of this, the snap-gauge test, can also be used. Before
going to sleep, the patient attaches the gauge to the
base of his penis. During the night, the gauge will
break at different degrees of penile rigidity and show
whether a partial or full erection has taken place during
sleep. They are a normal body function whose purpose
is to oxygenate the penile erectile tissue.
If nocturnal erections do not occur, the impotence
is most likely physical. Additional testing is then
required to identify the precise cause of the problem.
Its inability to achieve and maintain an erection suitable
for vaginal intercourse is called "male
erectile dysfunction" (ED) or impotency, for
short.
The appropriate treatment
for impotence depends upon whether the cause is
physical or psychological. A man whose impotence is
psychologically based generally still has erections
during sleep, whereas an individual whose impotence
is physical in origin usually does not experience one.
Feldman says, "The increase in blood flow required
for erection is comparable to that required by the heart
for vigorous exercise," Feldman's findings make
sense, says Dr. Julia Arnsten, an assistant professor
of medicine, epidemiology and social medicine at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.
She says, "It's logical and biologically plausible,
based on what we know of the effect of nicotine on the
blood vessels." For cigarette smokers, the rate
of impotence was 24 percent, and cigar smokers had a
30 percent impotence rate.
Dr. Sayeed Ahmad D. I. Hom. (London) writes, the
potency of a male can be calculated by the following
factors:
- The distance at which the stream of urine falls
when passed with deliberate force.
- The responsive upward move of the testicles at
the time of coughing.
- The potency of a male is in proportion to the
degree of rigidity of erection at the time of a nocturnal
emission.
- Early morning erection of penis with a full bladder
is the good evidence of normal physiological and anatomical
functioning.
- A man who has a strong and hard thigh is possessed
of strong sexual organs. A man who is unable to walk
with his knees straight but keeps them slightly bent
due to weakness of the muscles of the thighs, is sure
to be weak in sexual vigor.
The treatment of organic erectile dysfunction was revolutionized
by the development of surgical devices such as the penile
prosthesis. Since about 1972, this has been one of the
most reliable approaches for achieving an adequate erection.
Erectile dysfunction should be carefully considered
with a physician and will vary among male patients.
There are many successfully erectile dysfunction drugs
in market. Among those drugs, there are three most successful
drugs such as, Cialis,
Viagra and Levitra.
This article is only for information purpose. If you
are experiencing the same condition, please consult
your physician initially.
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