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ED (Impotence) is a common problem

Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction is an inability to reach and maintain an erection, hard enough for the intercourse to happen.

Many men and women still believe that ED occurs mostly due to psychological problems, depression or stress. In fact, 80 percent of all Erectile Dysfunction causes are of physical origin, including cardiovascular diseases (for example, arteries that supply the penis with blood become calcified).

Dare to talk about it

Researches show that impotence may be an early sign of a cardiovascular diseases that are being developed. Therefore, it is important to dare to talk about impotence. According to surveys conducted among 1000 men in the spring of 2011, one out of three men would not take up the subject spontaneously at a health examination, although he had difficulty getting an erection. The most common reason was that it was too embarrassing.

Eddie Sandstrom is a nurse and psychotherapist for Sexual Medical Institute in Stockholm. He has worked with sexual counseling for about 20 years and met many men who have difficulty getting an erection. About why it's so taboo, he says:

"Men are healthy, big and strong. To talk about their erection problems is to admit own inability, not just sexually. The image of oneself, both in own eyes and eyes of others, is not the issue to talk about".

Investigate first

The treatment of impotence is to first investigate whether there is a medical cause of the problem. Then in that case impotence is treated. There are also various forms of psychological impotence treatment that may be about to practice to relax and to talk to the partners. Since the end of the 90s the drugs, called PDE-5 inhibitors (Cialis, Levitra and Viagra) have been developed. They work by making it easier for blood vessels in the penis to widen, and thus it becomes easier to get an erection. But for these anti impotence pills to work, pleasure and stimulation are required.

"It's a myth that you can get an erection for several days after taking oral anti impotence drugs. You must be sexually stimulated to get an effect. It varies greatly, for how much time the effects that will last, but it is a true allegation that the ability to get an erection can be up to 36 hours", says Eddie Sandstrom.

Approximately 80 percent of those who try PDE-5 inhibitors are helped. For the remaining 20 percent there are options like Bondil (drug introduced into the urethra) and Caverject (injections into the penis).

"In some rare cases you may need to operate in any kind of prosthesis. There is also pubis rings and vacuum pumps that help to keep and may create an erection by mechanical means", says Eddie Sandstrom.

Three advice to men who have problems with impotence

1. Book an appointment with a doctor, potency problems may be the earliest sign of cardiovascular disease.

2. Talk to your partner and find alternative ways to have sex on. Some women say they get better sex when the man has erectile problems to be naturally more involved in foreplay.

3. Do not be away, but be sure to give each other caresses and affection so that the vital surrounding stays alive. Lots of relationships end just because of potency problems so dare talk about it.