Don't Waste Your Erections

Friday, July 25 2008

Reviewed by:  Daniel Williams, MD

A report was published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine, claiming that frequent sexual intercourse may reduce a man’s likelihood of developing erectile dysfunction.  The study, led by Dr. Juha Koskimki from Tampere University Hospital, collected data on 989 Finnish men from ages 55-75.

More Sex = Less ED Risk

The study concluded that men who had sexual intercourse less than once a week were twice as likely to develop ED.  Further, men who had sex at least three times a week were 75% less likely to develop ED than those who had sex less than once a week.  

So what about masturbation?  

It seems logical that it too would provide the same ED combative effects.  However, the researchers in this particular study did not include masturbation in their findings.
The findings of this study could possibly be related to an earlier study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in 2003, which stated that men who exercise 3-5 hours per week are 30% less likely to experience erectile dysfunction.
 
How Common Is Erectile Dysfunction?

Erectile dysfunction affects a substantial number of men.  Experts have estimated that 30 million men in the U.S. alone have ED.  But what does it really mean to have erectile dysfunction?  The answer actually varies quite a bit among affected patients.  

Erectile Dysfunction is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection for satisfactory sexual activity.  Some men are completely unable to achieve an erection.  Some can only maintain brief erections, and others can maintain an erection, but with insufficient hardness to achieve penetration. So, the term ED is a vague category of symptoms that contains vastly different pathologic causes.
 
Treatments For ED

Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra are all FDA-approved prescription medications for treating erectile dysfunction.  Visit the Erectile Dysfunction health articles section at www.accessrx.com for more information.  To compare Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra go to AccessRx.com's detailed comparrison chart.  

Once your primary care physician gives you the approval to take an erectile dysfunciton medication, you can either buy the medications from your local pharmacy or at a safe online pharmacy, such as AccessRx.com.