When it comes to erection problems, we are used to expecting medicine to give us all the answers, and when things do not go as we had hoped we feel frustrated and deflated. Viagra claims to solve male erectile dysfunction, or at least many people convince themselves it does. The Magique pilule bleue is by no means a magic bullet, and for men who are really struggling with impotence this can serve to complicate matters further.
Impotence by definition is the inability to get and keep an erection long enough to have full sexual intercourse. For many men the worry of keeping an erection is also detrimental to the quality of their sex life. Impotence is a medical condition that is not considered to be an illness per se, but rather something which is “not quite right”, or even a signal for another problem lurking beneath the surface which has nothing to do with the male sex organs.
A decade or so ago 9 out of 10 cases of ED were dismissed as being caused by psychological factors, and little was done to remedy the problem. Since the discovery of Viagra, and its lesser known alternatives: Cialis and Levitra, further research into the causes of ED have highlighted physical risk factors previously overlooked by the medical profession. In fact in many cases the men suffering with erection problems also suffer from vascular illnesses such as atherosclerosis (the narrowing and hardening or blood vessels), hypertension (some medications involved in its treatment cause ED), as well as hormonal imbalances, alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, anxiety and a whole host of other diseases.
Despite the multiple possible causes of ED there is a variety of treatments available to resolve the problem, including topical lotions. Here are just a few: Stimoxina, Vasodilax, nitroglicerine patches, Minoxidil, endo-urethral prostaglandin gel.
Unlike ED treatments which only really work in one way, that is by relaxing the blood vessels to increase blood flow, the various topical lotions available aim to treat particular causes of erection problems. This means that If you have tried Viagra o Cialis and have found them to be ineffective you may wish to try an alternative treatment therapy. You should always consult your doctor before taking a new treatment and follow their advice on how to take your medicine.
