CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.5

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ADVERTORIAL
WHEN AGE AFFECTS POTENCY
PROF. DR. MED. FRANK SOMMER:
“DON‘T PANIC, MEN, THERE IS HELP -
I PROMISE!“
Frank Sommer is Professor of Men‘s Health in Hamburg and President of the
“Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mann und Gesundheit e.V.” In his role, he advises
men on potency problems and sexuality on a daily basis. A question that men
over 35 often ask him is: “Doctor, my potency is decreasing, what can I do?“
Here he offers us some solutions.
Prof. Sommer, first of all, why does potency
decrease in men as they get older?
The physiological reasons are that from the
age of 35, the penis begins to lose strength
and substance, and the tissue structure of
the erectile tissue changes. Good tissue is
slowly broken down; bad tissue that prevents
an erection is slowly built up. This
affects all men, but depending on how
strong the breakdown process happens,
some earlier and others later. Another
reason is the aging of the blood vessels.
And the aging process also affects the
nerve conductivity, so it becomes more
difficult to build up enough nerve impulses
for a very good erection. The erectile and
potency muscles are also subject to a process
of degradation over the years. And, of
course, the biologically active testosterone
decreases with age.
Are we helplessly at the mercy of these
degradation processes?
Definitely not! Men can take preventive action.
I distinguish between two types
of prevention: the more special
targeted cavernous body training
and then the more general actions
of living a healthy lifestyle.
The latter means to eat a lot of
fruit and vegetables and to exercise
moderately.
What about the more special prevention?
This is about keeping the erectile tissue and
blood circulation in a good condition. This can
be achieved through interval training, such as
by running outside or training at home. Men can
find special erectile tissue training on my website,
Männergesundheit.info. In a video tutorial
we show exercises for PST (potency strength
training). Due to corona, the exercises are now
freely available on my website. This is because
it is important to me that men do something for
their health and of course their sexuality.
What do you do when your erections have
already decreased?
An interesting therapy option for erectile
dysfunction, without burdening the body with
drugs, is the vacuum pump with penis ring.
On the one hand, it immediately helps to get
a firmer erection for sex. On the other hand, it
can also be used to train the penis and make it
fit in the long term. In order to have spontaneous
intercourse with erectile dysfunction
there are drugs that can be
injected into the penis or that can
also be taken orally. But in order
to achieve a cure for erectile
dysfunction, one must first see
a doctor to see what the penile
infrastructure looks like, or to
check what the blood circulation
is like. (ts,mb)
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