Even relatively young people experience sexual weakness - medical statistics show that 39% of men after 40 years of age were treated for impotence, and after 50 - already 69%. However, it is worth noting that a significant portion of those who "discovered" erectile dysfunction, in fact, just needed adequate rest and a review of their usual, but unhealthy, lifestyle. It is necessary to take into account that there is no standard of potency, and if someone can and wants to have sex three times a day, for others once a week is enough. It all depends on sexual constitution.
Furthermore, sexual activity is influenced by the couple's age, temperament, lifestyle and relationships. Statistical data show a wide variation in the norms of numerical indicators in the intimate lives of different people. Let me give some of them:
- the approximate frequency of sexual contacts between men in puberty is from three times a day to once a month;
- in people aged 30 to 45 years, having sex once a week does not mean weakened potency - only if it occurs less frequently, doctors suggest a deviation from the norm;
- young men under 30 make love three times a week, men aged 30 to 60 - two to three, after 60 - three times a month;
- impotence caused by psychological reasons is recorded only in every fifth case; most of the time, its cause lies in physical health problems.
Signs of power deviation from the norm
Let's look at 5 different cases of potency disorders to understand which external signs indicate ordinary fatigue and stress, and which ones signal serious disorders in the body.
There is practically no spontaneous erection, in addition to psychogenic (from thoughts) and reflex (from touches), the penis stopped "getting up" in the morning.
Most likely, vascular pathologies are to blame: atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease. Venous disorders are possible: often the erectile blood simply does not remain in the erect penis, but immediately leaves via the dorsal vein.
Smoking aggravates vascular problems: the arteries in a smoker's penis are narrowed by half, which means the erection will be weak by half.
How to help yourself:If you feel unwell, you need to measure your blood pressure, and if you notice changes in it, immediately consult a doctor. It is worth changing your diet, minimizing fatty meats and fast carbohydrates (sugar and products that contain them), and stopping smoking. If you cannot stop smoking on your own, you should consult a psychotherapist or first use replacement therapy, for example a nicotine patch. With venous flow of blood, doctors often prescribe resection (removal) of the dorsal vein through which the leak occurs.
Spontaneous and morning erections are good, but during caresses they do not occur or disappear with the first few rubs.
This seems like a typical case of psychogenic erectile dysfunction associated with self-doubt, anxious anticipation of failure, or fear of not satisfying a partner. Potency also suffers due to constant overwork and insufficient sleep.
Solution to the problem:you need to give your body rest. Don't believe that great people slept 4 hours a day and their quality of life was not harmed by this. You are unlikely to be solving global problems for which it is worth neglecting your health and natural needs. Sleeping 7 to 8 hours a day allows the body to recover and produce the amount of testosterone necessary for full sex. Quarrels and negativity in a relationship with a girl also affect potency, so it is better to limit communication that does not bring joy and pleasure.
Attraction appears less and less and, to achieve an erection, you have to make an effort.
There is a lack of male sex hormones - androgens, mainly testosterone. This happens both due to advanced age and obesity, excessive use of alcohol or anabolic steroids. Many athletes, in search of the best results, are deprived of normal power; Anabolic steroids act in a similar way to testosterone and their use causes a decrease in the production of this hormone in the body. In essence, taking anabolic steroids is a chemical castration.
How to recover your libido:get rid of excess weight, but you will have to do this without the help of chemical "crutches", that is, medications to burn fat quickly and gain muscle mass. An excellent solution would be to visit an endocrinologist for tests rather than blindly trying to change your hormonal balance. Don't forget that the maximum safe dose of alcohol per day is equivalent to 30 ml of pure alcohol.
The attraction is present, but the erection appears slowly and disappears quickly.
It appears that nerve conduction is interrupted; This happens with diabetes, radiculitis or after spinal injuries, when areas of the spinal cord through which the sexual arousal signal travels from the brain to the penis have been affected.
How to increase potency:visit an andrologist and a neurologist, get rid of radiculitis, undergo auxiliary therapy with vibration stimulation. The receptors on the head of the penis are very sensitive to vibration, the excitement arising in them is transmitted to the cavernous nerves of the penis and it is possible to bring the organ into an excited state even in difficult cases.
The erection is weakening, a dull pain has appeared in the lower abdomen, urination occurs frequently and in small portions.
Signs very similar to the onset of prostatitis. Although the arousal mechanism itself is not impaired, due to health problems, sex simply takes a backseat. By the way, the beginning of the development of prostatitis is often indicated by an abnormally rapid ejaculation. However, similar symptoms may also indicate a sexually transmitted infection.
What to do:visit a urologist, have your prostate examined, and get tested for STDs. You should not postpone a doctor's appointment: sexually transmitted infections cause the development of prostatitis and, in its advanced form, the prostate tissue changes irreversibly, which can lead to the appearance of incurable impotence. In the early stages, prostate inflammation can be treated successfully and almost painlessly.
For all listed types of potency disorders, a healthy lifestyle and regular high-quality sex will be a good help in their restoration. The level of testosterone in the blood depends on the frequency of intimate contacts - the more frequent, the more hormone is released into the blood and vice versa - the less frequent sex, the less androgens that are so necessary for a man are produced.