Erection problems are common. Almost all adult men have trouble getting or keeping an erection at one time or another. Often the problem goes away with little or no treatment. But for some men, it can be an ongoing problem. This is called erectile dysfunction (ED).
Erectile dysfunction is the inability to either achieve or maintain an erection. This may happen either occasionally or regularly, but may occur only in certain situations depending on the cause (i.e. patients may still have early morning erections).
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Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation(PFR) is a therapy to reinforce your pelvic floor muscles which play a significant role in sustaining an erection. The experienced pelvic floor therapist, with the help of specialized equipment, ensures stronger muscles especially ischiocavernosus and bulbospongiosus. These muscles lead to stronger erections and better ejaculations with the increase in Ejaculatory time.
One way to test whether you’re doing the squeezing correctly is to try and stop urine flow for a few seconds. If you are able to do so, you are doing it correctly.
A proper nerve system is essential for a man to keep having a normal erection. Men may find difficulty in erection when they suffer nerve damage. Nerve damage can be caused due to;
By keeping a healthy lifestyle and timely check on other health conditions you have, you can easily prevent erectile dysfunction.
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Choose a position. Lying on your back on a comfortable mat, knees bent, is a good place to start, even placing your hands on your lower abdomen to make sure you're contracting the right muscles. Make sure you have your feet flat on the floor. Once you're comfortable performing kegel exercises, you can try the rest of the steps while sitting or standing.Contract and relax. Think of this as pelvic floor muscle training.Contract your pelvic floor muscles for three to five secondsRelax for three to five secondsRepeat this contract and relax cycle 10 times
It may come as no surprise that many men are embarrassed to come forward for treatment and may also suffer from low self-esteem and depression and experience difficulties in establishing and maintaining a relationship.
Your free consultation with our doctors can ensure you find the right ED meds for your needs.
Many factors can contribute to sexual dysfunction in older men, including physical and psychological conditions, comorbidities and the medications used to treat them. Aspects of an ageing man’s lifestyle and behaviour and androgen deficiency, most often decreasing testosterone levels, may affect sexual function as well. A study of men between the ages of 30 and 79 years showed that 24% had testosterone levels below 300 ng/dL and 5.6% had symptomatic androgen deficiency.2
Medicine such as sildenafil (sold as Viagra) is also often used by doctors to treat erectile dysfunction. It's also available from pharmacies.
Khera M, Snyder PJ, Martin KA. Treatment of male sexual dysfunction. UpToDate. 2019. Accessed at https://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-male-sexual-dysfunction on January 31, 2020.
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When oral treatments (tablets) do not work or are not suitable, injection, urethral and topical treatments can help men with ED.
There are various ways to treat erectile dysfunction. The treatment options range from home remedies to medications and therapies.
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