CHECK Magazin - Gesundheitsmagazin für Männer No.7

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ENGLISH
ERECTILE
DYSFUNCTION
FOTO: DEON BLACK / PEXELS
Can't get it up. Wimpy tail. Failure. In addition to thoughts about the size of his
genitals, a reduced performance of the penis is probably one of the primal fears of
modern men. But erectile dysfunction (ED) is neither rare nor a drama nor something
that cannot be treated in most cases.
HOW DOES THE ERECTION WORK?
A complex system of psychological and physical
processes ensures that you can get hard, involving
blood vessels, nerves, certain hormones,
messenger substances and also your mindset.
The result with perfect interaction is a ready-touse
erection.
SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR
ERECTION
Before we explain what can be done about ED,
we would like to briefly point out in general what
can spoil your penis's mood. Your lifestyle plays
a key role in whether you are one of the 20% or
so men who suffer from ED. Smoking, alcohol
abuse, drug use and obesity as well as the diseases
caused by them such as diabetes mellitus,
high blood pressure, high blood lipid levels and
arteriosclerosis can lead to ED. You can control
such factors that stifle your hard-on’s breath
– excuse me – blood. But you are less able to influence
other causes of ED, such as sleep apnea,
hypothyroidism, multiple sclerosis, operations in
the pelvic area or injuries to the spine or pelvis,
and injuries to nerves or cavernous bodies. In
principle, if you have been suffering from ED
for more than six months, take it to the doctor,
because as just described, the hangover during
sex can be a symptom of a serious illness!
WHAT HELPS?
Viagra®. Yes, but no. Fortunately, today there is
no longer just the extremely expensive blue pill
that came on the market in 1998 and was the
first to offer serious medical aid. Their active
ingredient Sildenafil is nowadays available
from many manufacturers and is also available
in larger packs on prescription. It belongs to
the class of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (=
PDE-5 inhibitors), which reduce the breakdown
of the body's own erection-promoting messenger
substances in the penis. This increases the
concentration of these messenger substances
and promotes the creation and maintenance of
an erection. The PDE-5 inhibitor class includes
four active ingredients that differ primarily in
terms of the speed and duration of action. If
you want to do without chemicals, you can also
help yourself with cock rings and penis pumps,
but this also depends on how your partner feels
about such toys. We don’t want him to lose his
desire, because then no PDE-5 inhibitor will help
anymore: the most important ingredient for a
firm erection is and remains sexual stimulation,
arousal, and the desire for sex.
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