Sexual intimacy is a very important factor of a healthy relationship. The close bond created by the act of sexual intercourse gives a sense of togetherness, respect and mutual love. While most men desire to fulfill this special aspect of a relationship, health problems may prevent the natural ability to create and maintain an erection long enough to perform sexually.
It's well documented that diabetes mellitus extensively impairs normal vascular and neurological function, which are two essential components of creating a usable erection. Small blood vessel damage in the penis can creates problems for more than 55 percent of men living with diabetes from achieving and maintaining satisfactory erections for intercourse. Of all men diagnosed with diabetes, over 60 percent will suffer from some sort of impotence within 10 years of their initial diagnosis of diabetes. In men with identifiable organic erectile dysfunction such as diabetes, intensive diagnostic investigation is not required to determine the origin of Erectile dysfunction.
The American Urological Association's panel on clinical guidelines for Erectile dysfunction has recently endorsed the use of a Vacuum Erection Device as a safe and effective first treatment option for men suffering from ED.
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Vacuum erection devices are the most popular treatment for erectile dysfunction or Impotence today. Impotence or erectile dysfunction affects more than 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 and 1 in 8 men under the age of 50 annually. Vacuum erection devices are also known as ED pumps or penis pumps. Penis pumps and ED pumps are available with or without a prescription from your health care provider. Many men use Vacuum erection devices that do not have ED, as a means of adding girth and length to the penis prior to sexual intercourse. Vacuum erection devices are the most commonly recommended treatment for ED by physicians. Vacuum erection devices are recommended as the first line of treatment due to the fact that more men are able to... Under the age of 40, Impotence will affect about 10% of men and
approximately 25% of men over the age of 60. Impotence is dreaded
by the average male, but if the dysfunction presents itself, try to
not despair as there are number of things that can be done in the
area of treatment. |
PSA or prostate-specific antigen tests are recommended for men over 50 years of age annually, or any man that has a medical history of prostate cancer. PSA or prostate-specific antigen tests are used in conjunction with the digital rectal exams to detect prostate cancer or recurrences of cancer. PSA is a protein that is created by the prostate glands’ cells, and is considered a marker, and therefore is able to help find cancer even when it is benign. There are many men that use... |
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