Not the End of Pleasurable Sex
Things are looking up for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Associate Prof Dr Christopher Ho shares with us the scoop.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is no longer the end of a man’s ability to have sexual intercourse. However, its ramifications on a relationship can go beyond the man’s inability to have or sustain an erection.
Fortunately, treatment of ED has evolved from merely allowing the patient to have sexual intercourse again. Today’s treatment options also allow men with ED to keep the passion alive in a relationship, just like the old days.
A specialist can help
Associate Professor Dr Christopher Ho is no stranger to problems arising from ED. As an urologist as well as a certified sexual medicine practitioner, he regularly sees and helps men with ED.
In his experience, most men with ED tend to seek alternative remedies first. These remedies, according to Dr Ho, are usually not tested for both safety and effectiveness. “We often don’t know what the ingredients used are or how effective they are, and we also don’t know whether they are safe for use,” he elaborates. “On the other hand, the medication prescribed by specialists has been tested and found to be both safe and effective.”
Indeed, given how effective medications are these days, why rely on purported remedies that may not work and can even be harmful?
Another reason to visit a specialist is that ED can create a ripple effect across every aspect of a relationship, an effect that the specialist can help defuse.
Dr Ho encourages the man to bring his partner along during treatment sessions, so that the specialist can help allay any fears and insecurities experienced by the partner.
“Often, the first thing that crosses a woman’s mind when her partner has ED is that he no longer finds her attractive, or that he is having an affair with another person. The man may feel insecure about his masculinity and thus, refuses to admit his problem to his partner - further fuelling all kinds of paranoia and jealousy in the relationship,” he explains.
Visiting a specialist such as himself, according to Dr Ho, allows the couple to understand that ED is a biological condition, instead of a condition arising from a lack of attraction or infidelity.
Today, there is a compelling reason to see a specialist for early treatment: the development of oral medications which allow men with ED to achieve and sustain an erection with just a swallow of a pill.
Fortunately, treatment of ED has evolved from merely allowing the patient to have sexual intercourse again. Today’s treatment options also allow men with ED to keep the passion alive in a relationship, just like the old days.
A specialist can help
Associate Professor Dr Christopher Ho is no stranger to problems arising from ED. As an urologist as well as a certified sexual medicine practitioner, he regularly sees and helps men with ED.
In his experience, most men with ED tend to seek alternative remedies first. These remedies, according to Dr Ho, are usually not tested for both safety and effectiveness. “We often don’t know what the ingredients used are or how effective they are, and we also don’t know whether they are safe for use,” he elaborates. “On the other hand, the medication prescribed by specialists has been tested and found to be both safe and effective.”
Indeed, given how effective medications are these days, why rely on purported remedies that may not work and can even be harmful?
Another reason to visit a specialist is that ED can create a ripple effect across every aspect of a relationship, an effect that the specialist can help defuse.
Dr Ho encourages the man to bring his partner along during treatment sessions, so that the specialist can help allay any fears and insecurities experienced by the partner.
“Often, the first thing that crosses a woman’s mind when her partner has ED is that he no longer finds her attractive, or that he is having an affair with another person. The man may feel insecure about his masculinity and thus, refuses to admit his problem to his partner - further fuelling all kinds of paranoia and jealousy in the relationship,” he explains.
Visiting a specialist such as himself, according to Dr Ho, allows the couple to understand that ED is a biological condition, instead of a condition arising from a lack of attraction or infidelity.
Today, there is a compelling reason to see a specialist for early treatment: the development of oral medications which allow men with ED to achieve and sustain an erection with just a swallow of a pill.
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