One of the major problems of the reproductive organs is the impotence or Erectile Dysfunction (ED). Most of the people suffering from Impotence are under diagnosed because they are not able to come up to doctor and discuss their problem. There is a deep feeling of embarrassment for a patient to be diagnosed with Impotence.

 

What is Impotence? Whenever a man is sexually excited, his penile arteries start relaxing. This makes the blood flow in to the penis making the penis stiff and erect. Due to dilatation of the deep vessels, the superficial veins diameter is narrowed and eventually blocked. This leads to more increase in size and length of the penis. Thus with the erect penis a man is able to have sex, which include the intercourse. This happens as a normal body process, which occurs in almost all the men. But in some men, this normal physiological phenomenon is somewhat absent or impaired. This leads to non-erection of the penis or if the erection occurs it may not last for the desired duration. This impairment is known as Impotence.

 

 Is it severe problem? Well to an extent it is not a serious condition but if untreated it may lead to major complication. The patient may get into severe lack of confidence in sexual life and then leading to depression. Although a percentage of normal men too feel that they don’t get enough of erection.

 

 

Is Treatment available? Yes, Definitely. Now a days a drug commonly known as Viagra or the “blue pill” is considered as blessing for the erectile dysfunction or Impotence patient. Transurethral therapy (muse). A small drug is inserted into the urethra (a duct which runs from bladder to penis and carries the urine outside), where the penile tissue absorb the drug and erects in penis in about 10 minutes. Levitra, another drug like Viagra is used to treat Impotence. But the ingestion time is lesser than the Viagra. It can be taken from 10 min to anything about an hour before having sexual intercourse. Uprima. This magic pill works in less than 15 minutes. It is kept under the tongue and is absorbed sub-lingual.

 

What are the causes? There are several causes which can relate to Impotence. Of which old age is commonest. Majority of people who use drugs to treat impotence are from old age who wants to enhance their sexual lives. Physical trauma is another cause. A accident to pelvis, spine , penis, or testicles may result in Impotence. Medicines which are used for diabetes, hypertension also causes Impotence to some extent. Smoking also leads to Impotence. Hormone insufficiency of testosterone also causes Impotence, which can be treated easily by hormone therapy. Excessive alcohol intake is another cause. In normal men, there may be Impotence to some extent which they feel that they are not able to hold their erection for longer duration of time. This may be because of psychological causes like anxiety or depression. Excessive concern about the sexual behavior and performance may lead to performance anxiety, which affects their sexual live causing Impotence. Similarly depression and Impotence go hand in hand. Both leads to aggravating each other.