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Impotence treatments

There are several forms of impotence treatments available to men and due to major medical advances in treating erectile dysfunction the majority of sufferers can now be treated effectively. Some impotence treatments include:

• Sex and/or couple's therapy: This is a form of impotence treatment that is used when psychological factors in the man are believed to the main cause for erectile dysfunction. It is particularly useful to re-establish a sexual relationship that has broken down because of this disorder and it is often used in conjunction with other forms of impotence treatment.
  
  
• Vacuum constriction devices: This is another type of impotence treatment where the penis is inserted into a cylindrical pump operated by hand or batteries. The vacuum created draws blood into the penis and creates an erection. The pump is then removed and a tension band is slipped around the base of the penis to maintain the erection.
  
  
• Intracavernosal injection therapy: As a highly effective form of impotence treatment, this therapy involves the injection of a drug into the base of the penis shaft prior to sexual activity. This usually results in an erection within fifteen minutes after the injection.
  
  
• Transurethral therapy: A needle free form of medication is applied directly to the penis whereby a pellet is introduced into the urethra using a special applicator. The drug is absorbed and an erection will follow within five to ten minutes.
  
  
• Oral Medication: There are four licensed drugs for erectile dysfunction to be taken orally. All are effective and do not produce an erection unless the man is sexually stimulated.
  
  
• Hormone treatment: If the man has a lack of testosterone causing erectile dysfunction then this can be restored with a testosterone replacement, although only in a small number of cases is this the cause of the problem.
  
  
• Penile prosthesis: This is a splint surgically inserted into the penis. One type that is available is semi rigid allowing the penis to be bent down and away. The other is a hydraulic device linked to a detachable pump. Both damage the erectile tissue and should only be considered if other procedures have been tried.
  
  
• Surgical procedures: In a few cases surgery can be used to treat the abnormal flow of blood into the penis.