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Unable To Sustain Erections. Checked Testosterone, Taking Megalis, Ignitor. How To Overcome This ?
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Thanks for your query.
I appreciate your efforts for medical consultation in so much distress.
Erectile dysfunction can be a result of a psychological or physical problem.
Psychological causes: Most common cause in young patients. These include performance anxiety, emotional weakness, inferiority complex, stress, marital or relationship problems, low mood, feelings of guilt, and the effects of a past sexual and emotional trauma. Men with psychological problem usually have normal nocturnal erections and erections upon awakening, whereas men with physical problem often do not.
Physical causes: Include neurological disorders, alcoholism, drug abuse, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, hypertension, blood vessel disease and chronic diseases.
What I can understand from your query is that you are not able to sustain hard erection which is required for intercourse. You are 29 years of age and at this age, any difficulty in getting or maintain an erection is due to psychological reasons in most of the cases. I hope you are not taking any alcohol or smoking as sometimes these can also cause erectile dysfunction.
The commonly prescribed drug by the doctors is sildenafil (Viagra) or Tadalafil (Megalis), which causes erections to be stronger and long lasting. It is important to rule out medical conditions specially related to cardiovascular system before starting such treatment. Both of these medicines have excellent result in physical causes of erectile dysfunction.
Your main problem is not of erection only, but it is for sustaining erection. In this testosterone and prolactin have very little role. These hormones mainly affect sexual desire clinically.
I will describe some simple measures which you can incorporate and these should help you:
-First of all, quit smoking and alcohol (if you are taking any)
-indulge in physical exercise and eat a healthy diet
-Have faith in yourself and do not take any stress. You can talk to your partner openly and indulge in plenty of foreplay before sex.
-Exercise, particularly aerobic exercise is very effective.
We need to rule out certain medical conditions. These include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, penile venous incompetency and neurological causes. For that comprehensive evaluation and tests, help of other specialist may also needed.
As you are in Gurgaon, you can visit me personally also after taking my address from XXXXXXX in Columbia Asia Hospital.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. In case of any doubt, I will be available for follow ups.
Wish you good health.
Regards,
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Thanks for quick response. As regards advise, I may add as under :
1. I am not a smoker and do not take alcohol at all.
2. Taking health diet including a lot of milk for last one month and have started
exercise also.
3. No financial/family/job stress exists except this problem which I need a solution at earliest possible due to limited period of recovery allowed by my in laws i.e. just 2 months ie. Upto July 2012 only.
Sir, I have taken appointment for Monday at Columbia Asia Hospital Gurgaon.
Please guide if any test required so that I may get the same so that report will be with me before meeting you on Monday.
Thanks, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Thanks for follow up,
It is good that you do not have any risk factors. Please bring all your reports, we will review them and will give our best efforts to solve them.
Please accept my answer in case there are no further queries and recommend our services to your friends too if you have found it helpful.
Wish you good health.
Regards.
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