Erectile Dysfunction: How Does the Doctor Examine You?

What to expect from a physician when you tell him that you have problems with erection? Read it below.

 

 

Seeing your physician is the first step in improving your sex life, so do not be afraid of it. (jlp)

If you have any problems with erection, do not hesitate to see a physician

 

Erectile dysfunction is very damaging for a man’s confidence. As seeing a physician is the only way of diagnosing and treating it, it puts additional stress on men. Sitting in the waiting room, annoying examinations, injections, devices, hospitalisation and so on put additional stress on a man who already lacks confidence. However, everything is not so bad. The diagnosis and treatment can also be performed without stress, especially if you know what to expect. If your erection does not provide for quality sexual intercourse any more, you should talk to your partner. If you refuse to have sexual intercourse without any clear explanation, it can cause a break-up of the relationship. Let us see what happens at your physician?

Cycling can cause erectile dysfunction, particularly if you use the wrong equipment. (jlp)

Erectile dysfunction: what happens in an examination?

First, of course, you have to make a difficult confession to your physician why you are there. He will ask you a number of questions about the history of diseases in your family, the drugs you take, injuries, how your sex life has been, when the problems start, how is the erection, how long the erection lasts and similar. All the questions are necessary for a good diagnosis. Then, you will undergo a physical examination. The physician will try to determine deviations from the ordinary. Too much hair or larger breasts can indicate a hormonal imbalance. He will take your pulse to determine if there are any problems with vessels. He will examine your testes and penis; bending of your penis can mean Peyronie's disease and no sensation in the glans penis can indicate damage to the nervous system. A sample of your blood will be taken and examined, particularly the amount of fat (lipidogram), creatine and liver enzymes, and testosterone levels in case of a hormone disorder. He will also examine urine.

Rigiscan is a fairly effective indicator of rigidity and the frequency of night erections.

 

In the second part of tests, he will determine whether problems might be of a psychological nature, so he can exclude them. If you have night erections, it almost certainly means that your problems with erection are of a psychological nature because it is obvious that nothing hinders the flow of blood into your penis.  Rigiscan is the commonest test to determine if you have night erections. You place elastic rings are around your penis and its head to transmit data to a small device you can put around your waist. The data are saved, so you can also use the test at home and have the data analysed in the hospital. There is also a less expensive, but equally effective Snap Gauge (band device also used in industry for measuring the tolerance due to stretching). Research shows that it is equally effective as Rigiscan.

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