Husband has problems with potency

Problems with potency can be the result of prolonged exposure to negative factors (illness, low physical activity, alcoholism) or congenital pathologies of the reproductive system.

Only an experienced andrologist can identify the cause of a decrease in sexual desire and choose the optimal tactics for treating impotence. If necessary, the doctor receives additional consultations from a psychotherapist and neurologist, endocrinologist and sexologist. The development of modern medicine allows doctors to offer patients with reduced libido several effective methods of restoring sexual health.

Psychotherapeutic treatments

Before prescribing systemic drug treatment, physiotherapy and surgical methods of providing assistance, the doctor should exclude psychogenic impotence. In the presence of this type of intimate problems, a decrease in libido is a consequence of:

• reduced stress resistance
• lack of understanding between partners
• frequent conflicts in the home and work environment
• physical fatigue
• severe emotional turmoil

Impotence for psychological reasons often occurs in young men who suffer from the consequences of unsuccessful sexual intercourse, persistent phobias and obsessive expectancy syndrome. To get rid of intimate problems, these patients usually need several sessions of individual and pair psychotherapy, a course of auxiliary medication. A professional psychotherapist who hosts men with impotence and their couple develops an individual assistance program with the goal of:

• developing a psychological connection between sexual partners
• establishing a common system of values and interests
• treating specific sexual disorders and eliminating their causes
• increasing sexual self-esteem
• getting rid of the consequences of psychological trauma received in childhood and adolescence
• correcting mistakes when communicating with a spouse
• overcoming baseless prejudices and fears

Hormone therapy

The second most common reason for a decrease in sexual potency is hormonal imbalance, that is, a lack of a natural sex enzyme called testosterone. Androgenic deficiency can be age-related or pathological. Replacement therapy with male sex hormones does an excellent job with the described ailment, increasing the activity of the glands located in the testicles. Androgenic drugs are usually injected. Some testosterone-based medications come in a tablet form. The dosage regimen, type and dosage of drugs is established by the attending physician, taking into account the following:

• the age and well-being of the patient
• the reasons for the violation of sexual abilities
• the presence of chronic and aggravated pathologies
• the level of the body's susceptibility to the active components of the drugs
• the presence of allergic reactions and other contraindications

During substitution therapy, a specialist constantly monitors testosterone and cholesterol levels in a man's blood using appropriate tests. The duration of administration of androgenic drugs, as a rule, does not exceed 2 months.

Treatment with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors

Drug therapy using Viagra, Levitra or Cialis is indicated for male adults who have complaints of complete or partial loss of erection and decreased libido. The drugs have different durations of action and rules of application. Sexual stimulants classified as type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitors are not used to help men:

• with cirrhosis of the liver and acute renal failure
• with abnormalities in the work of the heart
• with sudden changes in blood pressure
• with a predisposition to priapism
• with severe anatomical disorders of the penis

Exceeding the dosage prescribed by your doctor for a stimulant medication can cause a number of negative side effects, including:

• nausea, migraines and dizziness
• aggravation of gastrointestinal pathologies
• the onset of a prolonged painful erection
• increased heart rate
• visual impairment

Surgery

Surgical treatment is recommended for patients with severe vascular pathologies and structural disorders of the genital organ. Among the main methods of assistance are: