HELP FOR IMPOTENCE AFTER PROSTATE TREATMENT
Men who are impotent after prostatectomy or radiation therapy have normal sensation and normal sex drive, and they can achieve a normal orgasm. Their only trouble may be in achieving or maintaining an erection. And this is a problem that can be fixed.
The purpose of this chapter is not to itemize every possible cause for impotence—there are many—or to discuss every treatment in detail, but to let you know two things: First, that you’re not alone, and second, that help is available.
Here are some statistics: By age 65, about 25 percent of all men are impotent. In the United States, an estimated 10 million men are impotent.
Aging is one reason for impotence. But impotence can also result from medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, or multiple sclerosis; from certain medications; from overuse of alcohol, cigarettes or other drugs; even from emotional or psychological problems. For most men, impotence does not have to be a permanent situation. In other words: If there’s a will, there’s generally a way.
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