Erectile Dysfunction: Teatment of Psychological Erectile Dysfunction
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
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Psychological factors are responsible for about 10%-20% of all cases of ED so treatment psychological erectile dysfunction has to be done if that is the underlying cause. It is often a secondary reaction to an underlying physical cause. In some cases, the psychological effects of erectile dysfunction may stem from childhood abuse or sexual trauma. However, the most common psychological causes of ED include: Stress: Stress can be job-related, money-related, or the result of marital problems, among other factors. Anxiety: Once a man experiences ED, he may become overly worried that the problem will happen again. This can lead to “performance anxiety,” or a fear of sexual failure, and consistently cause ED.
Guilt: A man may feel guilty that he is not satisfying his partner.
Depression is A common cause of ED, depression affects a person physically and psychologically. Depression can cause erectile dysfunction even when a man is completely comfortable in sexual situations. Drugs used to treat depression may also cause ED. Low self-esteem: This can be due to prior episodes of ED (thus a feeling of inadequacy) or can be the result of other issues unrelated to sexual performance. Indifference: This may come as a result of age and a subsequent loss of interest in sex, be the result of medications or stem from problems in a couple’s relationship.
Use erectile dysfunction drugs only according to directions. Treatment of erectile dysfunction is initiated after taking apatient’s history and examination (see previous articles), and possibly investigation. The first line treatment for ED with most practitioners is now with alprostadil by an intracavernosal injection or an intraurethral pellet, even in patients with minor psychological problems.
Investigation of erectile dysfunction l Mandatory Blood pressure Glucose (blood or urine) If reduced sex drive Testosteronetotal, serum hormone binding globulin(SHBG), and free androgen index (FAI) Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinising hormone (LH) Prolactinespecially for reduced sex drive in a younger man. Other possible investigations Nocturnal erection testing by “snap gauge” or Rigiscan Vascular function Doppler colour ultrasound Response to injected drugs.
Arteriography Injected treatment Papaverine was introduced in the early 1980s asthe first effective intracavernosal injection treatment for erectile dysfunction. It is moreeffective in patients with psychological ED Initial reports suggest that it can produce an effective response in up to 88% of patients with largely psychological erectile dysfunction. It is an important development in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
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