Methods of treating impotence

One out of ten men experience problems with achieving and sustaining a good strong erection at moment of their lives. The most important thing you should remember about impotence is that when you don't have any improvement with time, you should seek help. There many ways for treating impotence and each of the methods has advanced significantly over the recent years.

Psychosexual therapy
Specialists suggest that up to 90% all erection problems are of psychological nature. Causes may range from relationships problems, stress, anxiety or more complex situations. In this case an experienced physician can help. Everything is analyzed thoroughly and the doctor will use a psychological therapy to restore your sexual performance.

Vacuum pumps
A vacuum pump is a special device that creates, as the name suggests, vacuum around the penis, stimulating blood circulation, which results in a strong erection. A typical vacuum pump looks like a plastic cylinder that is placed on top of the penis, with a special rubber or silicone base that prevents the air from coming in when the penis is inserted. By using the pump you create vacuum in the plastic cylinder. Some penis pumps also have special rings that are placed at the base of the penis after pumping the air out in order to prevent the blood from flowing out the penis shaft. This results in a strong and sustained erection.

Medication treatment
- Viagra is one of the most popular and well known drugs for treating erectile dysfunction. To use the effects of Viagra you have to be sexually stimulated. It usually takes about an hour to experience the effects of Viagra, which last for about four hours.

- Transurethral therapy (Muse), which has the form of a small medication pellet that is put right into the urethra. The medication gets absorbed into the penile tissue within five to ten minutes, which results in an erection.

Injection treatment
When you want to have sex a medicine is injected right into the penile shaft prior to sex. It may sound disturbing for most men, but there's nothing to worry about. It usually takes about 15 to experience the effect of the drug.

Hormone treatment
Hormonal issues are a rare cause for impotence. The reduced level of male hormone testosterone is the most typical hormone abnormality causing impotence. If you were diagnosed with such a condition you can take a course of hormone replacement therapy.

Penile implants
It is recommended that you think about a penile prosthesis (implant) only if other types of impotence treatment were ineffective. Penile implants are special mechanical devices that are put inside the penis to make it hard enough to have sex.

Surgical treatment
There can be certain abnormalities in the structure of the penis that affect erection, which can be fixed with a surgical operation.