These vacuum erection devices are serious pieces of kit.
In some entertainment shows on TV and in the cinema, vacuum tubes are sometimes introduced as a joke at the expense of one of the men. In one sense, this use of embarrassment is one of the usual examples of humour of the unkind, but we can never deny the recognition factor. Almost every adult in the audience seeing the image would understand the function. These devices have entered the public consciousness.
Their success in part is due to the simple fact that they work without having to rely on penile injections which some men find intimidating, and surgery which can be the most expensive option.
The main causes of ED.
So, in the third of these articles, we looked at the basic mechanics of how we get an erection. Just simple plumbing after all. But if our bodies are going to get the desired result, there is a precise checklist of steps to follow.
- the brain has to recognise that we are in the sex zone - sexual stimulation is not just a physical thing, the brain has to be in on the act so it can send those vital messages down to the guys operating the valves,
- “Start releasing the nitric oxide!”
Male culture.
Before we go on to talk about the physical causes of erectile dysfunction (ED), most of which can be treated successfully with Viagra, Cialis or Levitra, we should talk a little bit about male culture.
Whenever groups of people come together, a society emerges. No matter how primitive or sophisticated, people develop a culture which lays down what patterns of human behavior are acceptable (or not) and establishes a basic system of signs and symbols to allow everyone to judge the importance and significance of what is done (or not done).
I blame Pfizer Inc.
As men, our lives were relatively uncomplicated until Pfizer Inc. invented Viagra. Until then, we could huddle away in a dark corner and indulge our melodramatic ability to feel sorry for ourselves. Our world had come to an end. We had ED. That made us no better than women (sorry, I exaggerate - we are always better than women. . .
Can I say that here? Sorry, I’ll be back with you in a minute. I just have to ask the editor of this site whether I can be so obviously sexist. We’ve been getting so politically correct about what we can or cannot say, I get confused about how much of what I think I can write. OK. He says I can keep the meaning but I should write it in a more subtle way.
Erectile dysfunction and those antidepressants.
Just to repeat the general message running through these articles: if you are aged between forty and seventy years, you have a fifty/fifty chance of experiencing some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED). Some 10% of you will have a complete failure of erections - more often, this affects older men. Alongside this news is the equally significant evidence of depressive illnesses. Researchers estimate that about a quarter of men will suffer some degree of anxiety or depression at some point during their lives. When this happens, the symptoms may not appear too serious and you will probably not seek treatment. But you are twice as likely to suffer decreased libido and ED than someone not depressed, leading you to reduce or avoid sexual contract for a while. Many of you will leave the depression, if such it is, untreated and buy Viagra, Cialis or Levitra online. This is an entirely understandable reaction. But it is always better to get a professional opinion before self-medicating.
