Erectile dysfunction problems
It is most often associated with the following problems:
Erectile dysfunction (penis erection disorder)
What is erectile dysfunction and how is it diagnosed?
Erectile dysfunction is insufficient or completely absent erection of the penis, which makes sexual intercourse difficult or impossible. Erectile dysfunction can be caused by a disease or have a psychogenic origin. Male hormones are also needed to achieve a good erection. Any disease that damages the nervous and vascular system can damage the ability of the penis to have an erection. The most common are diabetes, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, conditions after colon and prostate surgeries, and depression.
Erectile dysfunction can be damaged by smoking, alcohol consumption, and narcotics. In diagnostics, we focus on a comprehensive assessment of the man’s health with a focus on excluding the aforementioned diseases. We examine the level of testosterone and the vascular system of the penis.
How do we treat erectile dysfunction?
The first line of treatment for erectile dysfunction is medication. These come in the form of tablets or gels. They contain sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, avanafil, or prostaglandins. In case of their weak effect, second-line drugs are used.
In the second line, we approach injectable treatment of erectile dysfunction. In this phase, injectable preparations are injected into the penis. These are drugs that ensure sufficient blood supply to the corpus cavernosum of the limb. When the patient visits us, we will teach him exactly how to administer the injection.
A new treatment method is shock wave therapy (LSTC – Linear Shockwave Tissue Coverage). In our clinic, we most often treat erectile dysfunction with shock waves. This treatment method is suitable for most patients.
The last option for treating erectile dysfunction is the implantation of penile prostheses.
Inflammation of the foreskin and subsequent narrowing of the foreskin and the development of diabetic phimosis or diabetic chronic balanitis is one of the common complications of diabetes.
It occurs as a result of hyperglycemia and its metabolic consequences, leading mainly to yeast but also bacterial or mixed inflammation of the foreskin. Long-term inflammation of the foreskin leads to its scarring, thickening and subsequent inability to pull it over the glans. An excellent solution is circumcision, which will ensure the solution of the problem.
Another urogenital complication of diabetes is erectile dysfunction, which is also a consequence of hyperglycemia and its metabolic consequences on the vessels and nervous system of the penis. In diabetics, there is a disorder of blood circulation in the penis and also a disorder of the innervation of the penis.
