Impotence
impotence usually has a physical cause, such as disease, injury, or drug side-effects. Any disorder that impairs blood flow in the penis has the potential to cause impotence. Incidence rises with age: about 5 percent of men at the age of 40 and between 15 and 25 percent of men at the age of 65 experience impotence. Yet, it is not an inevitable part of aging.
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of impotence. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
impotence is treatable in all age groups, and awareness of this fact has been growing. More men have been seeking help and returning to near-normal sexual activity because of improved, successful treatments for impotence. Urologists, who specialize in problems of the urinary tract, have traditionally treated impotence--especially complications of impotence.
impotence is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. There are many causes of impotence, including anxiety, stress, bereavement, diabetes, stress, side effects from medication, excessive drinking, psychological causes, and deterioration of the blood vessels, among others. Treatments for impotence include medication, counseling, relationship counseling, psychotherapy, herbal medicine, and homoeopathy
impotence is classified as either primary or secondary. Primary impotence is expressed early in adolescence as a fundamental inability to achieve erection; secondary impotence is more common and consists of an onset of erectile inability during adulthood, after a period of normal erectile ability.
Performance fears can become self-fulfilling. impotence can develop into a cycle where feelings of frustration, blame and lowered self esteem occur. These can result in the avoidance of sex or attempts to work harder to overcome the problem. These distract from intimacy and fun and can heighten tension in the relationship and ultimately exacerbate impotence.