Erectile Dysfunction – Diagnosing and Solving the Problem of Impotence. Numerous studies show that…
Numerous studies show that erectile dysfunction — that is, difficulty achieving an erection — is a common and significant health problem for men. The importance of regular sexual activity for a healthy couple's healthy relationship is often emphasized. Every couple wants love, sexuality, and naturalness in their lives. If a man has an erection problem, healthy sexuality becomes impossible.
Not every failed erection means impotence. However, we speak of erectile dysfunction when a man is unable to achieve an erection — meaning the penis cannot become hard enough for sexual activity — for six months, making sexual intercourse no longer possible. That is when it becomes necessary to consult a doctor.
Erection problems have become especially important in the context of "health during the pandemic."
Numerous surveys conducted in Germany found an increase in sexuality-related problems following Covid-19. If you are experiencing erectile dysfunction, you should consult a regulation medicine neural therapy specialist or a urology specialist without delay.
What is erectile dysfunction?
A man's penis responds to sexual stimuli with an erection — it becomes hard, allowing for sexual intercourse. For an erection to occur, all the nerves (both peripheral and central nervous systems) — especially the autonomic, or vegetative, nervous system — as well as the muscles and both the arteries and veins, must work together in the most optimal, coordinated way. An erection — the hardness of the penis — is achieved only when the spaces regulated by the nerves and muscles in the penis (the corpora cavernosa) fill sufficiently with blood.
If this natural process is disrupted for more than six months, we speak of erectile dysfunction, and this condition should be taken seriously. Circulatory system diseases often first make themselves known through erectile dysfunction. The earliest signs of cardiovascular disease can appear as a disorder of sexual arousal. Rather than postponing this issue by taking medication, it would be wise to consult a doctor.
In addition to erectile dysfunction, an inability to reach orgasm — that is, ejaculation taking a very long time during sexual arousal — can also be a sign of an underlying problem.
Erectile dysfunction refers not only to the penis failing to become hard, or the hardness being insufficient for penetration into the vagina, but also to cases where, even though an erection is achieved during intercourse, reaching orgasm becomes impossible.
What are the causes of erectile dysfunction?
In Austria and Germany, one in every five men between the ages of 35 and 80 is affected by erectile dysfunction. Based on the underlying causes, doctors generally distinguish between three forms:
- Physical (organic) erectile dysfunction,
- Psychological erectile dysfunction,
- Erectile dysfunction in which physical and psychological factors occur together.
Erectile dysfunction is common; it is estimated that approximately 65-70% of underlying causes are organic in origin. Circulatory disorders that also affect the erectile tissue of the penis usually appear in old age, but this is also a problem we frequently see in young people with metabolic disease. For example, erectile dysfunction is a long-term consequence of diabetes (Type I or Type II). Uncontrolled use of medications is also thought to have a negative effect on erection. Excessive alcohol and nicotine consumption, inactivity, obesity, and high blood pressure are also enemies of male sexuality.
Erection Problems Have Begun to Be Seen in Younger Men During the Pandemic Period
A new study conducted in Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic showed that one in every four men under the age of 40 experienced erectile dysfunction and erection problems. It was also found that at least 50% of these men experienced very severe erectile dysfunction.
It has been shown that psychological causes (fear, stress) are usually at the forefront of erectile dysfunction in young men.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, each of us has been struggling with intense stress. A regulation medicine and neural therapy doctor you consult about this issue can help free you from this problem.
Because taking preventive measures is among the main goals of preventive medicine, regulation medicine, and neural therapy.
How Does an Erection Occur?
Achieving an erection is a complex process. For the penis to become hard, the nerves, muscles, and blood flow must be coordinated in the most optimal way.
The corpus cavernosum (the body of the penis) is responsible for the hardening of the penis. The autonomic nervous system in the brain and the nerve centers in the spinal cord are stimulated by erotic cues. These centers send signals, through the nerves of the penis, to the erectile tissue, which releases messenger substances. These substances relax the muscle tissue and dilate the blood vessels in the penis. This creates an enormous increase in blood flow — about 700% of the flow at rest. The erectile tissue of the penis gradually fills with more and more blood, causing the penis to both widen and lengthen. Due to the increased amount of blood in the erectile tissue, pressure rises. This affects the venous drainage vessels, so that less blood can flow out, and the penis grows larger.
The growth process of the penis is controlled solely by the nerves of the penis.
Contraction of the pelvic floor muscles completely interrupts blood flow. The pressure in the erectile tissue now exceeds blood pressure. The penis is fully erect and protrudes from the body at an angle of approximately 90 degrees.
The hardness and position of the penis make sexual intercourse and ejaculation possible. After ejaculation, with the involvement of the autonomic (vegetative) nervous system, the blood flows back out. The penis returns to its normal size.
See a Doctor Without Delay in Cases of Erectile Dysfunction
Never forget that erectile dysfunction can often be the first sign of serious diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. If there is a family history of diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease in particular, you too are at risk. For this reason, you should be more careful and should not dismiss this symptom. Erection problems should never be taken lightly. The main people to contact regarding erectile dysfunction, besides regulation medicine and neural therapy specialists, are urologists or andrologists.
First of all, an accurate diagnosis — that is, identifying the source of the problem — is very important. The main purpose of diagnosis is to distinguish possible organic causes from psychological ones. For this, in addition to discussing sexual experience, a detailed physical examination should be performed to investigate metabolic and circulatory disorders.
In cases of advanced erectile dysfunction, Doppler sonography of the penile arteries — responsible for supplying blood to the penis — or an ultrasound examination of the penile veins necessary for sustaining an erection is required. Testing the nerves involved in erection is also usually necessary.
What Is Done for Erectile Dysfunction?
There is a huge market for promising remedies and methods for erectile dysfunction. In the magazines you open and the social media pages you browse, you will see just how dizzyingly large this market is. I must especially emphasize that no man should attempt to address erectile dysfunction based on what he hears from those around him or what is recommended on social media, without medical advice.
Various approaches are used to treat erectile dysfunction, depending on the cause. Today, the first choice in modern medicine is medication. Products containing sildenafil — which has become synonymous with sexual enhancers as the "blue pill, Viagra" — and similar products are the most commonly used.
Medications containing sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil as active ingredients are the most commonly used and prescribed.
In men who have had diabetes or cardiovascular disease for a long time, or in whom important nerve connections have been damaged after prostate surgery, the products — that is, the medications — mentioned above have no benefit whatsoever.
Before the use of potency-enhancing medications, vasodilator substances injected directly into the erectile tissue of the penis were thought to be medically effective for erectile dysfunction. However, these were also found to have some serious complications. Although these injections quickly caused an erection, in some cases they led to persistent, prolonged erections. On the other hand, creating an erection with a vacuum pump is less dangerous.
Regulation Medicine, Neural Therapy, and Complementary Medicine Approaches for Erectile Dysfunction
Men with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction that has no organic cause benefit greatly from neural therapy and magnetic field therapy. This is because neural therapy not only increases blood flow to this region but also has a positive effect on the autonomic nervous system. For more information on neural therapy, I invite you to take a look at my book "Neural Therapy – Another Treatment Is Possible."
Neural therapy increases regional blood flow, and can also help the muscles in this area function better. It is also possible to treat, with neural therapy, the stress management and hormonal imbalances underlying erectile dysfunction.
There are also things the patient can do at home. Using proper breathing techniques provides great benefit in strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. Natural remedies that stimulate blood flow to the organs in the pelvic region are especially worth trying.
Foods that have a positive effect on erectile dysfunction include garlic, ginseng root, ginger, and extracts obtained from the ginkgo tree. You can find much more comprehensive information on this subject in my books "Discover Life" and "Living to 100 Is Possible."
Stay away from the "miracle drugs" widely advertised on the internet.
Their contents are unreliable, they will not restore your virility, cure your ED, or reverse impotence — they will only empty your wallet...