When men become impotent remedy erectile dysfunction

It is not so rare when the man suffers from erectile dysfunction. 20,000 men were interviewed and examined in a large-scale study. The results are devastating for the male sex, the results of the "Cologne study" show. Already four percent of young men between the ages of 30 and 39 years suffer from erectile dysfunction.

The causes are very different. In addition to partner or conflict-related causes, diabetes mellitus is one of the main causes. In about thirty percent of erectile dysfunction (ED), the underlying condition is blood sugar, Dr. med. Christian Leiber, Senior Physician at the Department of Urology of the University Hospital Freiburg.

If diabetes mellitus is more than 10 years, there are about 50 percent of erectile dysfunction in those affected. In about 60 to 70 percent of patients, the nerves and the endothelium (inner skin of blood vessels) in the penis are irreversibly damaged. And so it comes to disturbances or lack of natural erectile ability, according to the specialist in urology.

Look for a conversation with the doctor
If there are the slightest disturbances of an erection, the conversation with the attending physician should be sought. It often happens that high blood sugar levels in diabetes cause nerve damage over time. They can also cause problems with the sexual function. In addition to the family doctor, the urologist is an important partner for sexual problems in men.

Help for the man
As medicamentous therapies the so-called PDE-5 inhibitors are available. However, these drugs are not always effective, Dr. Leiber. For example, if there are cardiological problems. Injection therapies are often accompanied by unwanted side effects. In addition to pain in the penis, there may be penifibrosis or a hematoma at the injection site.

In addition to vacuum extraction aids, which are hardly accepted by men, penile implants from different manufacturers are available. Technically very mature, for example, swelling body implants Boston Scientific (BSCI). They have been successfully implanted worldwide since 1973. In the meantime, over 40,000 patients have benefited. After surgery and a short hospital stay, the implant can be used by the patient for the first time after about six weeks. Patients and sexual partners are over 90 percent very satisfied with this solution and the suffering is over, according to the specialist in men's diseases. This procedure is fully reimbursed by the statutory health insurance, in contrast to the drug therapy.

References:
M. Braun et.al .: Erectile Dysfunction and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - Separate Entities or Joint Therapy Regime in the Future? In: Focus of the man 1/2004, page 7-11. Krause Pachernegg GmbH, A-3003 Gablitz.