MD - Community Medicine, MD - Community Medicine, Additional BA (Psychology)
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Diabetes can lead up to Erectile Dysfunction.
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Diabetes is characterized by excess amount of sugar in the bloodstream which may lead to the degeneration of the nerves and small blood vessels required to induce sexual stimulation and erection. According to the Boston University Medical Centre, men with diabetes are very likely to be affected by erectile dysfunction after a minimum of 5 years of being diagnosed with this condition. However, by adopting a healthy lifestyle and by alleviating the symptoms of diabetes, men can still retain a healthy sexual life.
Too much of alcohol consumption will lead to the decrease of which of these hormones in men?
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Testosterone is the hormone associated with male sexuality. Overindulgence in alcohol might lead to a decrease in testosterone and an increase in oestrogen (the female sexual hormone). Chronic alcohol consumption also reduces sperm count.
What is the name of the enzyme that stops one from getting an erection?
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When a man gets sexually aroused the brain sends signals to various parts of the body. Heart beat increases and so does blood flow. Chemicals stimulate the blood to enter the penis thereby making it erect. The retention of erection happens because the blood vessels close after the blood has flown into them. However when an enzyme called protein phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) interferes with this process, erection is not achieved.
There are no other options apart from Viagra in the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction.
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Viagra is not the only option when it comes to the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction. There are other drugs also which have been proven to be more effective in cases where Viagra fails to work.
Individual and couple counseling play a vital role in treatment of erectile dysfunction in DM
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Individual and couple counselling is extremely effective in treating erectile dysfunction in diabetes patients. When counseling diabetic men who are considering a PDE-5 inhibitor for ED, it is important to set realistic expectations and explain that studies document that all three agents are less effective in diabetic patients than in the general population of men with ED.
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