Potency in men includes such important characteristics as: the degree of tension of the penis, the speed of erection, the course of sexual intercourse and its duration.
It is known that at any time, the ability to leave offspring and be the father of the family was considered one of the most important opportunities that nature has given to man.
Poor potency can be the result not only of psychological disorders, but also of various diseases.
The concept of the norm. Sexual abilities of a man
It should be noted that the quantitative characteristics of the components of "male" strength have not been determined in sexology. It is impossible to say exactly the "exact" limits of the duration of sexual intercourse, the "normal" limits of the size of the penis and a certain number of copulatory frictions. It is noted that the average duration of one sexual intercourse is 2. 5 minutes, and the total number of frictions during coitus is equal to 50-60. However, these are not indicators of the norm, as in some men sexual intercourse lasts 30-40 minutes, reaching 300 or more frictions.
Good potency is characterized by the following criteria:
- Strong sex drive and desire.
- Strong and complete erections that stimulate ejaculation and orgasm.
How to restore and maintain male strength?
To prevent the development of erectile dysfunction, you need to:
- Lead a healthy lifestyle, eat properly and regularly, play sports, take care of your health.
- Do not smoke, abuse alcohol or use drugs.
- Do not use medications that can cause erectile dysfunction, nor use them only strictly according to a doctor's prescription and align the term with the instructions for their use.
- You lead a regular sexual life, without long periods of abstinence and sexual excesses.
- Be sure to consult a urologist if you are injured in the pelvic area, perineum, if you are going to have pelvic surgery, if you have diabetes or hypertension.
Potency is the body’s ability to have sex. In sexology, the term potency usually refers to male sexuality. Thus, potency determines a man's sexual abilities and is to some extent characterized by the tension of the penis, the rate of erection, the duration of intercourse and its normal course, and in a broader sense - the very ability to have a normal sexual life. Male potential cannot be equated with the rhythm of the sexual activity he practices, because a man’s sexual abilities may not correlate with the frequency of his sexual acts. Also, in no case should it be equated with the intensity of his sexual desire, which in some forms of erectile dysfunction not only does not weaken, but, on the contrary, may increase.
As far as women are concerned, the term "potency" is almost never used and its definition does not have an unambiguous formulation.
A healthy man retains the ability to have full sexual intercourse until death, and unlike a woman, menopause in men has purely pathological causes.
Constant inability to have full sexual intercourse can be a sign of one form of impotence.
Erectile dysfunction or impotence is a disorder of sexual function, due to which a man cannot achieve an increase in the volume of the penis, its hardening and straightening, as well as maintaining an erection of the penis long enough for a sufficient duration of sexual intercourse completely. This is one of the sexual dysfunctions recorded in men.
Medical symptoms
Erectile dysfunction is a man’s permanent inability to complete sexual intercourse completely. The absence of any component determines the inability to perform full sexual intercourse and gradually leads to the violation of the remaining components. It is most often the result of erectile dysfunction or ejaculation.
Usually, sexual dysfunction is not an independent disease, but exists and develops as a concomitant. Thus, erectile dysfunction can occur with endocrine disorders, such as diabetes and hypogonadism, or be associated with various urological diseases, lesions located in the cerebral cortex of the centers for the regulation of sexual functions. Erectile dysfunction caused by these reasons is classified as organic.
In many cases, erectile dysfunction is associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. This is the so-called psychogenic erectile dysfunction.
There are psychological, organic and mixed erectile dysfunctions. If earlier various psychological problems were considered the main cause of their appearance, now this opinion has changed. It has been shown that erectile dysfunction in 80% of cases has an organic nature and occurs as a complication of various somatic diseases.
Signs of psychogenic erectile dysfunction are:
- Sudden onset of illness.
- Relationship problems.
- Presence of nocturnal spontaneous erections.
- Erection problems are sporadic.
- Restoration of normal erection after removal of external problem.
If erectile dysfunction is caused by organic causes, it is usually accompanied by the following symptoms:
- Gradual onset of disease
- Lack of spontaneous nocturnal erections
- Normal libido and ejaculation
- Systemic erectile dysfunction
For most people, sexual intercourse is a very sensitive topic, so men with erectile dysfunction try to explain the problem to external factors, often trying to hide it completely. Despite the fact that in 95% of cases erectile dysfunction is cured with medication, only 10% of men who have difficulty with potency seek medical help.
A sexual partner can help a man overcome a psychological barrier, but only a doctor can determine effective treatment methods.
erectile dysfunction
A diagnosis of erectile dysfunction is usually made when a man is unable to maintain an erection in more than 25% of intercourse he tries. According to research, more than 150 million men over the age of 40 suffer from this disorder worldwide.
Clinical diagnosis
In order to determine the causes of erectile dysfunction, it is necessary to perform diagnostics in order to exclude or confirm such serious diseases as diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, prolactin.
Treatment options for erectile dysfunction depend on the cause. All methods of treating impotence are divided into conservative and operative.
Conservative methods of treating impotence include drug therapy or the use of vacuum design devices.
Surgical treatment of impotence has been used less and less recently due to the high efficiency of drug therapy. Surgical methods are used in extreme cases when conservative treatment does not give the desired results and for certain indications.
In any case, if problems with potency occur, it is necessary to seek qualified medical help without prejudice and hesitation, because often more serious pathological conditions are the basis of sexual dysfunction.