How long does it take to treat sexual dysfunction?

There is no unified standard answer to the conditioning cycle of sexual dysfunction. Mild functional problems may be significantly improved in 2 to 4 weeks. Complex organic problems often require long-term management of 3 to 6 months or even longer. A small number of irreversible injuries may require lifelong intervention.

I just sent a 27-year-old man away for a follow-up visit last week. He works as an Internet operator. He worked on projects until midnight every day for three consecutive months. In the past two months, he either couldn't get hard or gave up within two minutes of having sex with his partner. After checking the hormones and penile blood flow, they were all normal. It was a functional problem caused by excessive fatigue and anxiety. The plan I gave him was simple. He had to go to bed before 12 o'clock every day, take 10 minutes to do pelvic floor muscle training, and take some mild conditioning Chinese patent medicines. He came for a follow-up visit only 20 days ago. The young man smiled from ear to ear and said that he could complete sexual intercourse normally and the time was stable at more than seven or eight minutes.

Of course, not everyone can go so smoothly. Last year, I treated a 52-year-old retired teacher who had a 20-year history of high blood pressure and prostate hyperplasia. He had had erection difficulties for almost three years. During this time, I secretly bought a lot of small pills that were claimed to be "quick-acting aphrodisiacs." However, he either had no reaction after taking them or suffered from headaches and panic for a long time. This is not just a matter of regulating sexual function. You must first cooperate with the cardiology department to stabilize the blood pressure within the standard range, and then use drugs to improve the endothelial function of the penile blood vessels, combined with regular behavioral training. After almost 8 months of adjustment, he came to me and told me that he could finally live a normal life as a couple. Now he has to follow up with me every two months to adjust the medication. Once the blood pressure fluctuates or he forgets to train for a week or two, the state will easily fall off.

Nowadays, the opinions on this matter on the Internet are extremely polarized. Some people say that this disease cannot be cured at all and that conditioning is all about IQ tax. Others claim that it will be cured in 7 days and will never relapse. In fact, both of them are untenable. Most of the people who say it’s useless are taking supplements without looking for the right reasons, or giving up without seeing any results after just a week or two. As for the idea of ​​a 7-day cure, if you think about it with your toes, you know it’s unreliable. Even a small cut on your hand will take a week to heal. Sexual function is all tied to your endocrine, blood vessels, nerves, and psychological state. How can it be completely cured in a few days?

I have met too many patients who come up and ask, "Doctor, please give me an accurate answer, how long will it take to get better?" In fact, the answer to this question is really in your own hands. If it's just a temporary lapse caused by staying up late at night, getting into trouble with your partner, or being stressed out, you don't even need to take medicine. If you just adjust your schedule and sit down and chat, it might be possible to get over it within a week. If you have underlying diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure that have persisted for many years and have damaged blood vessels and nerves, you must take your time and stabilize the underlying conditions before you can talk about improvement. There are still many people who seem to have no physical problems, but the failure of having sex for the first time left a shadow. Every time they have sex, it is like being in an examination room. The more nervous they are, the worse it is. This kind of medicine alone is useless. They have to cooperate with psychological counseling. If it is quick, the knot will be solved after one or two conversations. If it is slow, it may take several months to let go of the burden.

By the way, don't buy those products that claim to be "quick-acting". Most of them contain large doses of prohibited ingredients. They may give you a boost when you eat them, but they are not conditioning at all. They will go back to their original shape when you stop. If not, they may aggravate the damage to blood vessels, and the more they are adjusted, the worse they will become. Don't be embarrassed if you really encounter a problem. It's better to go to the men's department or urology department of a regular hospital to find out the cause first.