4/9/11

ED is Curable

By Andrew Patterson


Many people believe that impotence must mean there's something wrong psychologically, yet in reality most cases of erectile dysfunction are physical in nature and can be cured.

Impotence in men is easily one of the least understood medical conditions in society today. Two factors are responsible for this unfortunate state of affairs.

1. Fear, guilt, shame and worry of talking about anything sexual with others due to the social stigma of discussing sexually related issues.

2. Ignorance of sexual matters and a false belief in the common myths surrounding impotence that lead people to wrongly believe that the problem is psychological in nature.

These two issues are the underlying reason why so many cases of impotence remain poorly managed, if they're discussed at all. These things could be the contributing factor for the overall impression that impotence can't be easily cured.

This mistaken belief in impotence being based on psychological factors is unfortunate, as erectile dysfunction can be treated and cures.

Andrologists are very aware that impotence, or erectile dysfunction, has long been a very common problem. It's believed that as many as 10 percent of men suffer from the affliction. Yet in men older than 40, up to 52% of males are afflicted.

Even with such a high incidence of the issue, very few men will seek treatment.

It's commonly believed that men who experience impotence have an 'all or nothing' phenomenon. In fact, there are even some doctors who wrongfully believe that men can either achieve a good erection or nothing at all, with no in between. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Males who have erectile issues do have regular desires and they can achieve an erection, but that erection is often not hard enough or it may not last very long. This is why most andrologists prefer to describe the condition as erectile dysfunction, to describe only a partial loss, rather than impotence, which desribes a complete loss. And yet the vast majority of people still believe psychological issues are the cause, rather than physical.

That belief is slowly beginning to change. Recent advances in andrological research has proven conclusively that as many as 90 percent of men experiencing chronic impotence are suffering from a problem within the body and not within the mind. The causes are diagnosed after a series of andrological tests and then the physical issue is treated without using psychological means.

In an era where so many advances have been made in nearly all other branches of medicine, it is surprising that male reproductive system research has remained so woefully neglected and backward. When compared to female reproductive medicine it's woefully behind, as obstetics and gynecology is advancing all the time and is a highly developed specialization. The field has become so advanced that gynecology includes various sub-specializations within the field which include gynecological oncology, infertility, pregnancy problems and more, simply because the developments are so vast. It may be of interest to our readers to deliberate in passing the reasons for this delayed understanding of the subject.

Two factors are predominant. The main one is thought to be linked to male chauvinism. Almost every society on earth has become patriarchal and dominated by men. Male ego may have a part to play in admitting there is something amiss with their own manhood. Ironically, it is these very men who researched the female reproductive system and helped develop the branch of gynecology and obstetrics. Yet they won't conduct the same level of research on themselves.

The second reason is a misinterpretation of the teachings of Sigmund Freud. These teachings may be responsible for so many men believing that erectile dysfunction is based on a problem within the mind.

Traditional branches of medicine stem from biological roots, where research is conducted into learning about the anatomy and physiology and then going on to learn how to remedy the various things that can go wrong, yet with male reproductive problems, medicine seems to have turned to psychology instead, which has been detrimental to development.

Logically, people know that there is a complex series of neuromuscular actions needed to raise a finger, but they aren't aware that the same level of complex neuromuscular actions are also required to lift a penis. In fact, mot people think all men need to do is think about naught thoughts in order to make the latter happen.

So what is the primary cause of erectile dysfunction? Even though erectile dysfunction can occur in men ranging in age between 13 and 90 and has been linked to various different clinical conditions, the underlying problems that cause impotence are few in number.

All of these can be accurately identified using modern andrological investigative techniques.




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