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Erectile Dysfunction
Chapter 2
To give you an idea of the high degree of probability that you
may be a candidate for Viagra in Pfizer's eyes, you need only take
their online test. It merely contains 5 questions -
Over the past 6 months:
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How would you rate your confidence in your ability to get and
keep an erection?
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When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often were
your erections hard enough for penetration (entering your partner)?
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During sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain
your erection after you had penetrated (entered) your partner?
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During sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain
your erection to completion of intercourse?
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When you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory
for you?
I responded that I had a high level of confidence to the first
question, was almost always able to penetrate my partner (the highest
option available), that most of the time (much more than half) I
was able to maintain my erection after penetration, and that it
was only slightly difficult to do so (one below the highest level
of not difficult), and that my intercourse was satisfactory to me
most of the time (again, much more than half).
The results came back that I might have mild Erectile Difficulties.
The fact is that this questionnaire is far to short and lacks the
comprehensiveness required to adequately diagnose Erectile Dysfunction...
though perhaps it is sufficient to determine "erectile difficulties"
- whatever that is. As a result, one can only come to the conclusion
that it is more of a sales aid than a diagnostic tool. For instance
there is no mention of stress levels a concerned individual might
have been experiencing of late, no questions regarding smoking habits
or recent changes in diet or exercise or questions on whether you
ever attain an incidental erection when you are not actively attempting
intercourse. - not even such a basic concern as "Do you still
find your partner attractive?"
There are certainly a considerable variety of reasons an individual
might find themselves temporarily not "up to the challenge"
as it were, when concerning matters of potency. The truth of the
matter is that most men experience episodic inability to attain
an erection but it is a temporary issue and usually resolves itself
requiring no chemical intervention.
The following are some of the more common causes of this embarrassing
but not overly serious (assuming that it's origins are not physiological)
situation that one might find himself in:
1. New sex partner. Performance anxiety (often associated with
poor body image) rears its ugly head most often when we are with
a new partner. While this is often mitigated by the fact that a
new partner is a very exciting proposition, sometimes sheer nervousness
will cause an inability to perform sexually. The author found himself
in this awkward position on his first opportunity to lose his virginity!
Talk about a disappointment! Fortunately, subsequent attempts proved
more successful.
2. Stress. In today's hectic world, we often lack the time to adequately
deal with the many curves life throws us - sometimes in rapid succession.
The body however, will process your stress regardless of whether
you are conscious of it or not, often manifesting this fact in ways
we would least expect it to. Changes in your job, a death in the
family, divorce, or the prospect of one, financial worries, illness
in a loved one etc. are all potential causes of temporary difficulties
in attaining and maintaining an erection.
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