→Panax ginseng
→Rhodiola rosea
→DHEA
→L-arginine
→Acupuncture
→Yohimbe
→Other natural treatments
→Lifestyle changes
1. Panax ginseng
Called the herbal Viagra, Panax ginseng (red ginseng) has solid research behind it. Researchers reviewed seven studies of red ginseng and ED in 2008. Dosages ranged from 600 to 1,000 milligrams (mg) three times daily. They concluded there was “suggestive evidence for the effectiveness of red ginseng in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.”
More current research is examining how red ginseng influences ED. Ginsenosides are one element present in Panax ginseng extract that have action at the cellular level to improve erection.
The action of Panax ginseng appears to be most effective for those with high lipids in their blood and metabolic syndrome. This herb is known to have anti-inflammatory action, improve lung function, and improve blood flow in other diseases — all characteristics that may reduce ED.
2. Rhodiola rosea
One small study indicated that Rhodiola rosea may be helpful. Twenty-six out of 35 men were given 150 to 200 mg a day for three months. They experienced substantially improved sexual function. This herb has been shown to improve energy and reduce fatigue. More studies are needed to understand action and ensure safety.
3. DHEA
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a natural hormone produced by your adrenal glands. It can be converted to both estrogen and testosterone in the body. Scientists make the dietary supplement from wild yam and soy.
The influential Massachusetts male aging study showed that men with ED were more likely to have low levels of DHEA. In 2009, 40 men with ED participated in another study in which half receiving 50 mg DHEA and half receiving a placebo once a day for six months. Those receiving the DHEA were more likely to achieve and maintain an erection.
More recently, DHEA has been identified as an option for treatment of ED for men with concurrent diabetes. ED commonly affects these men because of hormonal issues as well as diabetes complications that interfere with blood flow to organs.
4. L-arginine
L-arginine is an amino acid naturally present in your body. It helps make nitric oxide. Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels to facilitate a successful erection and is essential for healthy sexual functioning.
Researchers studied the effects of L-arginine on ED. Thirty-one percent of men with ED taking 5 grams of L-arginine per day experienced significant improvements in sexual function.
A second study showed that L-arginine combined with pycnogenol, a plant product from tree bark, restored sexual ability to 80 percent of participants after two months. Ninety-two percent had restored sexual ability after three months.
Another placebo-controlled study found that L-arginine in combination with other medications was well-tolerated, safe, and effective for mild-to-moderate ED.
5. Acupuncture
Though studies are mixed, many show positive results when acupuncture is used to treat ED. A 1999 study, for example, found that acupuncture improved the quality of erections and restored sexual activity in 39 percent of participants.
A later study published in 2003 reported that 21 percent of ED patients who received acupuncture had improved erections. Other studies have shown conflicting results, but this treatment has potential and may work for you.
The risks of acupuncture are low if provided by a licensed acupuncturist. Acupuncture shows promise for treating ED, but more studies are needed.
6. Yohimbe
This supplement is extracted from the bark of the African yohimbe tree. Some studies have shown positive effects on sexual performance with use of this drug.
However, the American Urological Association doesn’t recommend yohimbe as an ED treatment. This is because there’s not a lot of evidence proving it works. Its side effects might be damaging to health. These include increased blood pressure and heart rate, irritability, and tremor.
If you decide you want to try yohimbe, be sure to talk to your doctor beforehand.
7. Other potential treatments
Other alternative therapies thought to help ED include zinc supplements (especially for men who are low in zinc), the herb ashwagandha (also called Indian ginseng), and ginkgo biloba, but more studies are needed to know with certainty.
8. Lifestyle changes
In many cases, changes to your lifestyle and diet can help ease ED symptoms. Lifestyle changes that could help improve your sexual function include exercising and losing weight. They also include stopping smoking and curbing your alcohol intake.
Your diet can also affect your sexual performance. For information on which foods might benefit you, such as cocoa and pistachios, check out this article on diet and ED.
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is commonly called impotence. It’s a condition in which a man can’t achieve or maintain an erection during sexual performance. Symptoms may also include reduced sexual desire or libido. Your doctor is likely to diagnose you with ED if the condition lasts for more than a few weeks or months. ED affects as many as 30 million men in the United States.
ReplyDeleteScientists report they have uncovered the first evidence that erectile dysfunction may have genetic underpinnings.
ReplyDeleteIn the study, the researchers analyzed data from hundreds of thousands of men. The investigators found gene variations in a specific spot in the human genome near the SIM1 gene that are significantly associated with an increased risk of impotence
...Hopefully, this will translate into better treatments and, importantly, prevention approaches for the men and their partners who often suffer silently with this condition...
ReplyDelete...Getting an erection is a complicated process. There are two tubes of spongy tissue that run along the length of the penis. A tough fibrous, partially elastic outer casing surrounds this spongy material.
ReplyDeleteWhen stimulated by the nerves, the spongy tissue arranges itself in such a way that more blood can be stored in the penis. The veins running through the outer sheath of the penis then compress which stops the blood from leaving the penis. As the blood is stopped from flowing out, the penis fills with blood and stretches within the outer casing, giving an erection.
In both the spongy tissue and blood vessels, muscle cells react to chemicals in the body; some make an erection happen and some make the penis flaccid (soft). The balance of these chemicals controls whether the penis is hard or soft.
For most men, erectile dysfunction cannot be cured; for some there may be a reversible underlying cause. For this reason, it is important to assess all men with erectile problems to see if there is a treatable cause.
ReplyDeleteUsually there will not be a specific treatment that will lead to the improvement of erectile dysfunction. However, there are treatments that will allow erections to happen and can be used to allow sexual activity to take place. There are three main types of treatments: non-invasive treatments such as tablet medicines and external devices (e.g. vacuum device); penile injections; or for men who have not had success with other treatments, surgery may be an option.
What can you do to help ED?
ReplyDeleteThe conspiracy of silence that many couples maintain about impotence does nothing to help the problem. The first step to overcoming impotence is to face up to the problem and discuss it as openly as possible.
Jokes and stifled sniggers are the usual response to the subject of impotence. But beneath the faade of humour lies a widespread, serious problem. Statistics released in the UK this year (based on a survey of 2,000 men) claim that "26 per cent of the UK adult male population have experienced impotence to some degree", that "5 per cent of men are impotent all or most of the time" and that "within any two-week period in the UK, 2.3 million men suffer from erectile dysfunction". Even allowing for the fact that half of the 26 per cent group experience only "social erectile dysfunction" - minor one-off incidents - these figures come as a shock. They undermine the locker-room "up-all-night" myth of male sexuality.
ReplyDeleteBoth men and women can – and do - have problems that affect their sex lives. You may have lost interest in sex, or been unable to maintain an erection, or have difficulty with premature ejaculation, or be having difficulty having an orgasm. There are many reasons why men may experience sexual problems.
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ReplyDeleteThe risk of developing ED increases with age.
Nearly every primary care physician, internist and geriatrician will be treating men with ED.
The recent shift in the management and evaluation of ED, with primary care physicians replacing urologists in the forefront of ED diagnosis and therapy, has been a welcome and timely change.
It is likely to improve ED management and benefit a large number of men, particularly in terms of recognising ED as a sentinel of vascular disease.
There is a long-held rule of thumb in the medical world: 40% of men in their 40s have ED, 50% of men in their 50s, 60% of men in their 60s, and so on. The most common cause of ED is vascular constriction, so it’s reasonable that ED would increase as men get older and their arteries are clogged by plaque.
ReplyDeleteHowever, doctors are now seeing large numbers of young men suffering from ED, and the reason isn’t clear. There really isn’t a particular age when men get Erectile Dysfunction. I’ve encountered men in their early 20s who suffer from ED.
It’s important to understand that ED can be caused by many different underlying factors; sometimes it’s a symptom of a serious medical condition. If you’re experiencing ED, no matter what your age, it’s important to talk to a doctor to determine the cause.
A man's self-worth is still measured by his sexual prowess, and despite a concerted push in some quarters for men to get in touch with their feminine selves, most men continue to believe that their masculinity is intimately linked to the well being of their penis.
ReplyDeleteSo when problems arise with performance, particularly if that problem is impotence, the majority of men retreat to their "cave", unable to come to terms with what many perceive as their failing as a red-blooded male. This retreat can leave a partner alarmed, perplexed and confused.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn, a bright and happy 42-year-old, who has been married to Dean for 15 years told me recently, "Dean changed very suddenly. He didn't want to communicate with me at all, he became less affectionate and our sex life suddenly ceased to exist." Like many women, Marilyn suspected Dean was having an affair, and everything Dean did seemed to validate her belief, "The more I tried to get close to Dean, the more he withdrew, until it reached a point where one day I exploded."
DeleteIt wasn't until Marilyn threatened to leave the relationship if Dean didn't confess to his affair that he was able to confess that his withdrawal had nothing to do with another woman but was, in fact, that he had discovered he was impotent.
The timing for men like Dean is crucial in that studies suggest that men in their early 40s are three times more likely to have an affair, but also much more likely to experience impotence. Rather than communicate his fears and concerns to Marilyn, Dean had become withdrawn and non-communicative as a way to try and deal with his problem.
Once the problem was out in the open, Marilyn and Dean were able to seek help and quickly get their life back on track with professional counseling and impotence medication.
“Impotent” is not related to an ability to procreate or produce sperm, it is just an inability to raise an erection. If that has a psychological root, it is quite possible that no ejaculation would occur from attempts to masturbate because, at least in part, the person is blocking themselves off from sex, generally which causes the lack of erection. But most men who suffer from impotence do so because the blood vessels that are supposed to close off and thus cause blood to back up in the penis, filling it until it is stiff, are not working as they should. Those “shut off valves” may be leaking or may simply not close at all, leaving the penis soft.
ReplyDeleteThere are also two variations on what to do about a “soft” penis in terms of achieving a vaginal insertion. On is called a “cock ring” which, more typically is used to prolong an erection, but will also block blood from leaving the penis and aid in stiffening it. Making the cock ring tight enough to fully achieve an erection would normally be quite painful for the man. The other is called stuffing. “Stuffing” is simply putting the man’s penis (usually this is most easily accomplished by the woman) inside the vagina to whatever extent is possible. I mention this because as a friend recently taught me, there are two types of penis. (Yes, really, although these are just local slang, not medical or technical terms.) A penis can be a “show-er” or a “grow-er”. More technically, some men’s penis is already near the size and length of their erect penis. They do increase in size somewhat when erect, but not as much as a smaller penis will. In that case, it qualifies as a “grower” because it will appear quite small when not erect, but can gain significantly in overall size when stimulated.
DeleteSo the final word here is, without an erection (impotent) a man can still masturbate to a climax (ejaculation). It is more of a mental state than strict physical stimulation of the penis.
For many of the 30 million Americans affected by erectile dysfunction, Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis are the first line of ED treatment — and they’re successful for about 80 percent of men. These drugs, called phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and work by increasing blood flow to an erection.
ReplyDeleteAlprostadil is an FDA-approved erectile dysfunction drug that can be injected directly into the penis to trigger an automatic erection.
DeleteA dissolvable form of Levitra that you put under your tongue is coming that may work more quickly than the pills we have now. A new form of alprostadil may make it possible for you to rub it directly on the penis instead of inserting or injecting it. And newer phosphodiesterase inhibitors that last even longer and cause fewer side effects are being developed.
ReplyDeleteSome essential fatty acids that are found in borage oil, primrose oil, and fish oil can help improve blood flow.
ReplyDeleteStress can arise either from other life situations or from performance anxiety, and it can exacerbate erectile dysfunction. It is difficult to take pleasure in yourself when you have got too much on your mind. You need to try doing relaxation exercises like deep breathing or progressive muscle relaxation where you consciously relax each part of your body in sequence. You will discover other natural and safe home remedies for erectile dysfunction in the next part of this article.
ReplyDeleteDrinking a cup of antioxidant-rich pomegranate juice daily has been shown to give people a lot of health benefits such as reducing the risk for heart disease, lowering the level of high blood pressure, and improving erectile dysfunction...
ReplyDeleteThe seafood, in general, and oysters, in particular, has earned a spot on the list of super foods for sex drive as it is high in zinc that can produce sperm and enhances libido. Actually, shellfish has a reputation as a “virility food”. You can take advantage of them when they are cooked or raw. However, if you consume them raw, make sure that they are totally fresh and from uncontaminated waters, or your night will turn nasty.
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