What Is Impotence

A lot of men, both old and young, experience problems with their sex life at least once or twice in their lifetime due to physical and psychological problems as well as the lifestyle that they live on. One of these problems, very common and frustrating among men of today, is known as impotence. Impotence, otherwise known as erectile dysfunction, is the inability to achieve an erection and that the condition continuously occurs for weeks. A man who is impotent either can’t achieve one sufficient enough for sexual intercourse or can’t maintain his erection during sex. Impotence could also mean not being able to ejaculate during orgasm, which could cause a lot of discontent and dissatisfaction between you and your partner.

If this is what is happening to you now, you need to know just what is  impotence, the causes of such a condition, and of course the solutions for treatment. The first thing to do is to see your doctor if you have been experiencing the symptoms of impotence for quite some time already. These symptoms include not being able to achieve an erection though you are sexually aroused and stimulated, not being able to maintain your erection, and of course not being able to ejaculate. The instances where one experiences these symptoms may vary, making detection so much more difficult, but the number of American men who are affected by impotence according to research can be 10 out of 15 million.

One thing that has to be cleared about the causes of impotence is that it isn’t entirely psychological. Whenever you read articles that talks about what is impotence and the causes of the condition, you would usually read paragraphs talking about how impotence is mostly psychological or emotional. In truth, 70% of the cases of impotence are caused by physical problems like underlying diseases and damage from surgery or injury.

This is why your doctor would ask you a series of questions regarding your physical and sexual history to assess if a physical problem or cause is the reason behind the impotency. He or she would also begin a thorough physical examination on you and would even refer you to a hospital to have your ultrasound x-ray done to see if there is any problem with your blood vessels, kidney and liver function, etc.