What Impotence Aids are available for Me?

Not too long ago, erectile dysfunction was a condition that men suffered in silence. To have the condition was considered shameful, and it was generally avoided as a topic for discussion. In fact, very few affected men would even confide in their own doctors. It was a terrible secret that hardly escaped the bedrooms of frustrated men and their despairing partners. Then along came Viagra, followed by a bunch of other brand names, and soon all sorts of impotence aids flooded the market. After men realized how common a problem erectile dysfunction really was, the taboo was lifted.

Nowadays a man could easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of impotence aids available. The problem is that not all of these products work as advertised, and sometimes there are adverse side effects. People who aren't careful can end up wasting their money and getting hurt. It's always best to research any product before purchase, and have your doctor supervise your treatment.

Sometimes, simply losing weight, exercising more, quitting smoking and drinking may restore your erections to normal, even without the use of impotence aids. Or you might be currently taking medication that causes impotency. Some of these include beta blockers (for high blood pressure), thiazide diuretics, antidepressants, immune suppressants (for organ transplant patients), antipsychotics and some infertility treatment hormones that have estrogen-like effects. Your doctor could either adjust your dosage to reduce your impotence, or change your medication altogether.

Pills probably represent the most common form of impotence aids available today. The most popular of these are Viagra, Levitra and Cialis. The side effects of Viagra are already common knowledge, however, and these include problems with green and blue colour vision, heart problems, headaches, nasal congestion and priapism (or extended painful erections). The side effects of Levitra and Cialis seem to mirror those of Viagra, but are less intense.

As impotence aids vacuum constriction devices have been in use for around 75 years. These work initially for 80% to 90% of men, but their effectiveness over time decreases to 50% to 60%. and often the erection is not sustained once the vacuum device is removed.

Another possible option is intracavernous injection therapy, where the doctor injects Alprostadil, a synthetic prostaglandin E hormone, into the side or base of your penis.

Some people require surgery and not impotence aids in order to address their dysfunction. For example, an arterioplasty is recommended if you have blocked arteries leading to your penis due to an injury. But there are also surgically applied impotence aids, such as the penile implants pumps and prosthetic rods.

Before anything else, even before considering which impotence aids would be most convenient for you, still the best course of course of action would be to first consult your doctor to find out why you are impotent in the first place. In some cases impotence may be caused by an underlying condition of diabetes, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, or vascular disease. If these exist, they would have to be addressed first and foremost.

Your trip to the doctor might also reveal that you don't need impotence aids at all, that you may be simply suffering from a hormone imbalance. Sometimes the doctor will find that the only problem is that you have low  testosterone levels. Testosterone deficiency is, after all, the most common cause of erectile dysfunction, especially in older males.

Without paying the doctor a visit, you can check the list of symptoms of testosterone deficiency by clicking the link below.

Click here to read about the symptoms of low testosterone in men

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