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Men's Health
Be it men or women, sexual health contributes greatly
to individual well-being. Affection, Love and sexual intimacy institute
sturdy foundation of a health relationship. But unfortunately, sexual
health, which is one of the vital elements of human life, is also not
free of infirmities. There are innumerable disorders that afflict one's
sexual health at different points of time. And when it comes to timely
alleviation of sexual disorders, men stand far behind women. When compared
with women, most men do not seek medical aid as regularly as women. Thus,
it is not only women who need prime concern at present; men's sexual health
should be provided equivalent attention at large
Men's Sexual Health Problems
A number of sexual infirmities notably affect a man's capability to have
or relish satisfactory sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction or impotence,
infertility, loss of libido, and sexually transmitted diseases such as
gonorrhea and Syphilis, are some of the key disorders which marred men's
sexual health. They profoundly affect quality of sexual life and thus
often shower most men with a great angst and restlessness. Underneath
is a detailed account of listed men's sexual health problems.
A. Erectile dysfunction (Impotence)
It may be helpful for men to know that most men experience erectile dysfunction,
especially as they age. It is found common among adult men. Erectile
dysfunction haunts about 10 percent of men in their 60's, 25 percent
of men in their 70's, and 40 percent of men in their 80's. Erectile dysfunction
is basically an incapability to attain or uphold an erection for the satisfactory
completion of sexual intercourse. While some men are completely unable
of attaining an erection, other complains of losing erection in-between
of the intercourse. If one experiences an inability to attain or maintain
an erection over 25 percent of the time, then such sexual incapability
is termed as erectile dysfunction.
Key factors behind erectile dysfunction
An erection occurs due to the interaction of brain, hormones, nerves,
and blood vessels. Anything that interrupts the normal procedure of sexual
intercourse can be defined as a leading factor of erectile dysfunction.
The common causes responsible for the prevalence of erectile dysfunction
can be enumerated as follows:
- Diseases and conditions like diabetes, heart problems, thyroid
disorder, low testosterone level, spinal cord injury, depression,
and high blood pressure.
- Certain preparations including blood pressure medicines (such as
beta-blockers), some peptic ulcer drugs, heart medications (digoxin),
antidepressants and sleeping pills.
- Intake of alcohol, cocaine and nicotine
- Anxiety, fear, stress and anger
- Impractical sexual expectations
- Lack of sound communication with partner
While impotence usually affects men's sexual health as
they age, it can haunt a man at any point of age.
Erectile dysfunction treatment
Though in some cases, erectile dysfunction can be controlled with the
help of some lifestyle changes including cessation of smoking, alcohol
and illegal drugs; exercise; and intake of a healthy diet for good circulation,
below are some of the common erectile dysfunction treatments that are
utilized when self care measures fail to address the disorder:
- Meticulous selection of medications that do not impede erectile
function.
- Use of Oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors such as
sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra),
and tadalafil (Cialis).
- Insertion of preparations called intraurethral suppositories into
the urethra.
- Insertion of intracavernosal injections into the corpora cavernosae.
- Use of Vacuum constrictive devices for penis
- Psychotherapy.
- Penile prostheses
B Infertility
Infertility is another common disorder which greatly affects Men's
sexual health. Male infertile is completely different from impotence.
An infertile man is generally capable of maintaining an erection but is
unable to father a child because of less sperm count or other allied factors
Reasons behind infertility in men
- Inappropriate or no production of sperms.
- Sperm gene defects
- Inferior sperm quality due to smoking, excessive consumption of
alcohol and illegal drugs.Use of certain ulcers healing drugs and
blood pressure lowering drugs such beta blockers.
- Genetic disease (such as cystic fibrosis), diabetes, sexually-transmitted
disease, severe testicle injury and infection in the prostate gland.
Treatment of infertility
Male Infertility now is treated with the help of medicines, artificial
insemination, and surgery. These treatments are also combined to treat
infertility at times. Nearly two-third of infertile couples, who make
use of these treatments, get success in surmounting infertility in the
last.
C. Loss of libido
Loss of libido can influence a man's sexual life at different intervals
of time.
Also termed as low sex drive, it affects men's sexual health due to a
number of factors including stress, use of certain medications, psychiatric
problems, and low level of male sex hormones.
Available Treatments
Lack of libido now is treated with the aid of some newly developed drugs
and therapies. In addition, it can also be cured with counseling.
D. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
In addition, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including Chlamydia,
Gonorrhea, Herpes Simplex, HIV/AIDS, and Syphilis also upset men's sexual
health at large. They are basically infections that one can get by having
sex with an infected person.
Causes and Treatment
All these STDs usually occur due to bacteria, viruses and parasites. STDs
caused by bacteria and parasites can be treated by antibiotics or other
available preparations. But in case of STDs resulted by a virus, there
is no cure available. Such STDs can only be controlled with certain medicines,
but can't be eliminated overall. |
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