Sexual weakness is observed even in relatively young people - medical statistics show that 39% of men after the age of 40, and 69% after the age of 50 have already been treated for impotence. However, it should be noted that a significant number of people who "discover" erectile dysfunction actually need proper rest and a revision of their usual but unhealthy lifestyle. It should be noted that there is no standard for potency, and if someone can and wants to have sex three times a day, then once a week is enough for others. It all depends on the sexual constitution.
In addition, sexual activity is affected by age, temperament, lifestyle and relationship in the couple. Statistical data show a wide spectrum in terms of the norms of numerical indicators in the intimate life of different people. Let me give you some of them:
- the approximate frequency of sexual intercourse among adult men is from three times a day to once a month;
- Sex once a week at the age of 30-45 does not mean a weakened potential - only if it happens less often, doctors suggest to deviate from the norm;
- Boys under 30 make love three times a week, men aged 30-60 - from two to three, after 60 - three times a month;
- impotence caused by psychological reasons is registered only in every fifth case, in most cases it is caused by poor physical health.
Signs of abnormal potency
Let's look at 5 different cases of potential disorders to understand which external signs indicate ordinary fatigue and stress and signal serious disorders in the body.
There are practically no spontaneous erections, as well as psychogenic (from thoughts) and reflexes (from touches), the penis stopped "rising" in the morning.
Most likely, vascular pathologies are to blame: atherosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease. Venous disorders are possible: often erectile blood does not just remain in the erect penis, but immediately leaves it through the dorsal vein.
Smoking aggravates vascular problems: the veins of a smoker's genital organ are narrowed by half, which means that the erection will be half weakened.
How to help yourself: If you feel unwell, you should measure your blood pressure, and if you notice a change in it, consult a doctor immediately. It is worth changing your diet, minimizing fatty meats and fast carbohydrates (sugar and products containing it) and be sure to give up smoking. If you cannot quit smoking on your own, you should consult a psychotherapist or first use replacement therapy, for example, a nicotine patch. With venous blood flow, doctors often prescribe resection (removal) of the dorsal vein where the leakage occurs.Spontaneous and morning erections are good, but they do not occur during rubbing or disappear with the first rubs.
This appears to be a typical case of psychogenic ED involving self-doubt, anxious anticipation of failure, or fear of not satisfying a partner. Potential is also impaired due to constant overwork and insufficient sleep.
Solution of problem: you need to rest your body. Do not believe that adults sleep 4 hours a day and their quality of life does not suffer. It is impossible for you to solve global problems that are worth neglecting your health and natural needs. Sleeping 7-8 hours a day allows the body to recover and produce the necessary amount of testosterone for full sex. Disputes and negativity in a relationship with a girl also affect the potential, so it is better to limit communication that does not bring joy and pleasure.The attraction seems less and less and you have to make an effort to achieve an erection.
There is a lack of male sex hormones - androgens, mainly testosterone. This happens due to both old age and obesity, excessive use of alcohol or anabolic steroids. Many athletes who want to achieve the highest results lack normal potential; Anabolic steroids act in a similar way to testosterone, and their use leads to a decrease in the production of this hormone in the body. In fact, taking anabolic steroids is chemical castration.
How to get your libido back: get rid of excess weight, but you will have to do it without chemical "sticks", that is, drugs to quickly burn fat and gain muscle mass. A great solution would be to visit an endocrinologist for testing instead of blindly trying to change your hormonal balance. Remember that the maximum safe dose of alcohol per day is equal to 30 ml of pure alcohol.The attraction is there, but the erection appears slowly and quickly disappears.
It seems that nerve conduction is disturbed; This happens when the areas of the spinal cord that transmit the sexual arousal signal from the brain to the penis are affected after diabetes, radiculitis or spinal injuries.
How to increase potency: visit an andrologist and neurologist, get rid of radiculitis, carry out auxiliary therapy using vibration stimulation. The receptors of the head of the penis are very sensitive to vibration, the excitement generated in them is transmitted to the cavernous nerves of the penis, and even in difficult cases it is possible to bring the organ into an excited state.Erection weakens, nagging pains appear in the lower abdomen, urination is frequent and in small portions.
The signs are very similar to the beginning of prostatitis. Although the arousal mechanism itself is not disturbed, sex simply takes a back seat due to poor health. By the way, the beginning of the development of prostatitis is often indicated by unusually rapid ejaculation. However, similar symptoms can also indicate a sexually transmitted infection.
What to do: visit a urologist, get your prostate checked and get tested for STDs. You should not delay consulting a doctor: sexually transmitted infections cause the development of prostatitis, and in its advanced form, the prostate tissue changes irreversibly, which can lead to incurable impotence. In the early stages, inflammation of the prostate gland can be treated successfully and almost painlessly.
For all listed types of potential disorders, a healthy lifestyle and regular high-quality sex will be a good help in its recovery. The level of testosterone in the blood depends on the frequency of intimate contacts - the more frequent they are, the more hormones are released into the blood, and vice versa - the less sex, the less androgens a man has. is produced.