We all know the current treatment options men have when it comes to erectile dysfunction. Need I say their names? The PDE-5 inhibitors Viagra, Cialis and Levitra have become blockbuster medications that have been proven to be very effective for men who cannot get an erection on their own. But are they the only options? For now, yes, what you don’t know is what is yet to come.

Various pharmaceutical companies across the globe are struggling to get their products on the market. What is taking so long? Health officials, trials, testing, phases 123 and approvals are all part of the process that goes into getting these new products on the market. It can take pharmaceutical companies years before they break into the ED market which is worth billions.

See a complete list of Erectile Dysfunction treatment options

Out of many that are probably being testing as we speak, there are about 4 new erectile dysfunction medications that have made it through several clinical trials and many of them are in the final stages of being approved. Once they get the OK and hit pharmacies, it will bring a huge shift to the current market leaders and the ED market in general. It is an extremely competitive field.

Viagra will loose its patent in 2012 and generic versions will become widely available, take a look at the forecast of what will happen then:

Erectile Dysfunction Pipeline Assessment and Market Forecasts to 2017

What products are in the ED pipeline?

1) Avanafil: Being developed by Vivus, this is the one that is showing the most potential and is almost ready to hit the market. Studies that have already been conducted, reveled Avanfil can work in as little as 15 minutes. It has already completed its stage three trials, which is one of the final tests.

Avanafil Meets Goals and Works In As Little As 15 Minutes

Some researcher’s say it is being released a little late due to the Viagra patent expiration:

Business wire quote:

“One of the promising molecules is Avanafil, which is unlikely to have much impact as the market has high competition among similar products and will experience generic erosion after 2012 due to patent expiry of Viagra”

2) Zoraxel: This medication is also making some big noise. Being developed by Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Zoraxel was proven to be very safe with limited side effects. It completed what is called phase 2b trials, just a few foot steps behind Avanafil.

Rexahn confirmed with one of our readers in the Edguider forum, (go to post Zoraxel in 2013) that Zoraxel works on areas in the brain that relate to arousal, erection and release, which is something that can really tackle performance anxiety. It should be ready by 2013 but will have a tough time breaking into the market with generic versions of Viagra already available. You can keep up with the latest news on Zoraxel in our forum, there is a thread dedicated to this up comer:

 Latest news on ZORAXEL! – EDGuider Forum

3) Zydena: Made by a Korean Pharmaceutical manufacturer, this medication has actually already been approved in several countries. Russia and Malaysia are two of them, who are already selling Zydena. We recently reported on the release of Zydena in Malaysia, you can read the article here:

“The Malaysian health ministry has approved a new prescription medication that primarily addresses the widespread problem of premature ejaculation and ED. Zydena also called Udenafil for its active ingredient, is now available” read more…

Although Russian and Malaysian men have access to Zydena, countries such as the US, Europe and Canada might be in for a longer wait. Approval processes in these countries go through phases and are much more detailed and complex.

This covers the top three, stay tuned for more. There are several others that are sizzling and being discussed in our forum, such as Bremelanotide and even gene therapy for ED. You can read up on it in the Edguider Forum or post your thoughts by registering. 

An inflatable penile prosthesis is one of the many options men can choose from to treat their erectile dysfunction. The Prosthesis is an actual mechanical device inserted into the penis. Considered the last resort men turn to when all else fails, such as vacuum pumps, injection therapy such as caverject and prescription meds like Viagra. These devices can only be implanted in the penis’s erection chambers through surgery and there are a few different types of prosthesis.

These penis implants are mostly used when a mans impotence problems are caused due to a medical condition and not to other types of erectile dysfunction such as Psychological. When there are no treatment options and the problem is not likely to improve, implants are best alternative and almost 90% effective in men.

Edguider Forum: Discuss Penile Implants with other men

How noticeable is a Penile Implant?

The only visible mark that you will see is a small scar underneath your penis that goes from the bottom of the penis to the scrotum. It is highly unlikely that a sexual partner will notice you have one implanted, unless they look in detail under your penis.

Are they effective and what is the success rate?

According to several surveys, the prosthesis’s have a success rate ranging from 90 – 95% and can produce stiff firm erections. Some men complain about the length of the penis with an implant, claiming that before, erection size was longer. However, there are new devices that address this issue by extending the erections length, size and overall stiffness.

Video demonstrating how it works and the procedure:

Are these implants safe? What are the Cons?

Like all surgeries procedures, there is no guarantee that complications will not occur. Some problems reported after the surgery include:

Formation of scar tissue
Mechanical failure
Uncontrolled bleeding after the procedure

Read a complete list at WebMd

The only negative side of penile implants, is the possibility of getting an erection naturally, without the device. Once a man decides to get this procedure done there is no turning back. Most men who have had the implants taken out, are never able to achieve an erection again and depend on this device.

1) Bendable (Malleable) Prosthesis

The first type is the bendable prosthesis, which might not be the best solution for those men who want complete control on when you need an erection and when you want it to completely go away. The downfall with the bendable option is the pair of metal rods that are implanted in the penis. The penis is always semi-rigid and all that needs to be done is adjust the metal rod and position it in order to have sex. Once finished the rod can be bent back into a flaccid state, but the penis still stays semi-rigid, making it hard to keep hidden.

2) Hydraulic Inflatable Prosthesis

The most common ones are the inflatable hydraulic prosthesis. This let’s you choose when you want an erection and when you want it to go completely flaccid again. It is the most natural prosthesis available and widely selected by men.  

It has two built in cylinders, a pump and a reservoir that are all surgically put in the penis. The cylinders are placed inside the penis, both connected with tubing to the reservoir. The reservoir actually goes below the groin and the pump is placed right between the testicles. All that needs to be done to get it all started is pressing the pump. This will pass fluid from the reservoir to the cylinders, inflating them and producing an erection.

Once you are ready to stop and want to reverse the erection, there is a button at the bottom of the pump that will release the liquid and the penis will go back to hanging loosely.

You’ve probably been searching the internet looking for all the available treatment options known to man for treating erectile dysfunction, to see if there is one that might suit you. Let us start by saying, there are many available options. For some men, a simple Viagra pill will do the trick, but for others, injection therapy might be the only option. Those are just two of many we are going to list.

This post is based on our very popular EDGuider Forum thread called “Concise List with Scientific Data on Every Currently Available Treatment”. It started on April 28th 2009 and was put together by our forum members who suffer from various types of erectile dysfunction. They decided to put their heads together, compile a list and share success stories to confirm if the treatment option worked:

From the Forum:

“Every one of us on this forum wants to know what actually works to help ED, but unfortunately, ED information on the internet is often untrustworthy. So, it will be a lot of fun to put our heads together to make one concise list of absolutely every currently available method of improving erectile function that has scientific data proving it can help with ED (supported by studies done on humans or animals). I use Google Scholar to find info. Hopefully we can all learn about treatments we haven’t seen before, then come back and share success stories as we try them.”

EDGUIDER FORUM: Concise List with Scientific Data on Every Currently Available Treatment

Let’s get started adding the list. We decided to summarize this list compared to the one on our forum. We included the most talked about, if you see a few that you believe are missing, you can go back to our forum post on the concise list and review them there.

FDA Approved Medicines for ED:

These are by far the most popular known to man. The vast majority of men can be treated with them. Most of the medicines listed below have a high success rate

Viagra – High dose sildenafil citrate as a salvage therapy for severe erectile dysfunction
Levitra - Vardenafil for Treatment of Men with Erectile Dysfunction
Cialis - Efficacy and Safety of Tadalafil for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
PDE-5 Inhibitors and Vitamin E – Salvage Therapy Trial for Erectile Dysfunction Using Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors and Vitamin E
Vacuum Therapy – Vacuum constriction devices for erectile dysfunction: a long-term, prospective study of patients with mild, moderate, and severe dysfunction.
Testosterone Therapy Testosterone therapy increases sexual desire in ageing men with low–normal testosterone levels and symptoms of androgen deficiency
MUSE – Treatment of Men with Erectile Dysfunction with Transurethral Alprostadil
Injection Therapy – Intracavernous Injections of Prostaglandin E1 for Erectile Dysfunction

Surgery for ED Inflatable Implants:

There are a few types of popular surgeries, but the most selected and effective are inflatable penile implants, which you can inflate and give your self an erection as soon as you desire.

Revascularization – A surgical procedure for the improving blood supply to the penis. Involves restoration of blood vessels
Penile Implants – Devices implanted inside the penis, that allow a man to give himself an erection as needed. There are different types such as: Three Piece Inflatable Penile Implant and Two piece Inflatable Penile Implant
Venous Ligation Surgery – Penile venous ligation surgery for the management of cavernosal venous leakage.

Non FDA Approved Medications:

Some of these might still be undergoing clinical trails, while others are normally used for treating other conditions. The highly talked about ones are Avanafil and Zoraxel, which are almost done with clinical trials.

Zoraxel – It works on areas in the brain that relate to arousal, erection and release. It might be available by 2013 (Zoraxel by 2013)
Vasomax, Vigamed (Oral Phentolamine) – Long-term safety and efficacy of oral phentolamine mesylate (Vasomax) in men with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction
Zydena (Udenafil) – The Efficacy and Safety of Udenafil (Discuss Udenafil)
Cozaar (Losartan) – Newest Hypertension Drugs May Improve Sexual Function
Avanafil – It is a new PDE5 inhibitor currently undergoing trials and said to work in as little as 15 minutes, after trials are complete, men should be able to buy avanafil which can drive down prices for other ED meds. (Forum talk on Avanafil)
Desyrel (Trazodone) – Trazodone for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Trental (Pentoxifylline) – Pentoxifylline in the treatment of erectile dysfunction due to borderline arterial insufficiency
Uroxatral (Alfuzosin) – Effects of alfuzosin 10 mg once daily on sexual function in men treated for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia

Supplements, Foods, Fruits and Homeopathic Remedies

Yohimbine – Effect of yohimbine hydrochloride on erectile impotence
Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma Longifolia) – Well known herbal remedie for ED, all natural
Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium) – Effect of lipid-based suspension of Epimedium koreanum Nakai extract on sexual behavior in rats
Tribulus Terrestris – Aphrodisiac properties of Tribulus Terrestris extract (Protodioscin)
DHEA – Dehydroepiandrosterone in the treatment of erectile dysfunction
Ginkgo Biloba – Ginkgo biloba for antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction
L-arginine – Administration of high-dose nitric oxide donor l-arginine
Maca – Effect of Lepidium meyenii (MACA) on sexual desire
Chinese Medicine For ED – Nettle root is a popular one which consists of dried up roots that can help men with ED. Goji Berries are also Chinese and can benefit the libido.
Nutmeg: its active oil has elemicin and myristicin in it. Testing on animals increased their sexual performance.
Pomegranate Juice – Efficacy and safety of pomegranate juice on improvement of erectile dysfunction in male patients with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction.
Watermelons – Watermelons are rich in antioxidants and can increase blood circulation, including blood flow to the penis. Antioxidants can raise the levels of nitric oxide levels in your body.

ARTICLE: Check out our Watermelon and Pomegranate Recipe for  a Natural Viagra

Psychotherapy:

Sex Therapy for ED – The effectiveness of psychological interventions for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: systematic review and meta-analysis, including comparisons to sildenafil treatment, intracavernosal injection, and vacuum devices.

Lifestyle and Well being:

Kegel Exercises for Men – These exercises are a well known exercise techniques women use when they are pregnant. They can also be done by men to strengthen their pelvic muscles, which will result in better control and erections.

Quitting Smoking – Bad habit that not only affects your general health but can also affect your sexual life as well.

Switching to Modified Bicycle Seats – Bicycle saddle shape affects penile blood flow

Practice Yoga for ED – This is not just for women. Men who practice Yoga have confirmed they do much better when trying to achieve a spontaneous erection. There are several yoga exercises such as Surya Namaskara or Salutation to the sun, which can help men with ED.

There might be a few more, with the release of new treatments every year, this list could get bigger. If you want to participate in our forums and discuss treatment options or erectile dysfunction in general, just sign up, it’s free.

Psychological problems can count for almost 25 % of erectile dysfunction cases in men under the age of 35. Usually, men in their twenties and thirties are in the prime sexual peak, but not if psychological factors and performance anxiety interfere.

Health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and depression can also cause erectile dysfunction, but in younger men this is not common and psychological problems are the main cause for younger men getting ED.

Related article: More Young Men under 30 with Erectile Dysfunction Using Viagra

Before we show you 3 ways of stopping psychological ED and performance anxiety, let’s explain what they really are and factors that cause them:

Performance Anxiety:

This is a fear of how you are going to perform. It is a common sexual problem and anxiety plays a huge role, causing you to feel fear before engaging in sexual intercourse. The fear of how you are going to perform and what your partner will think of you can lower your self esteem and cause ED to kick in.

How long will I last?
Will she think my penis is small?
Am I doing it right?
What if she tells her friends?
I hope I am getting hard enough!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Stop!!!!!!

Those are all common thoughts that performance anxiety can generate. An awareness of failing to please your partner or getting it up typically produces so much preoccupation and anxiety, that it causes men to loose their erections. This can happen in various episodes and if you do not treat performance anxiety, it can happen every time you want to have sex. You are training your mind to feel fear before intercourse and the key is to reverse this cycle.

ARTICLE: How to deal with Performance Anxiety

Balancing the mind and body can relieve Performance Anxiety:

Psychological Erectile Dysfunction:

Psychological ED can come from childhood experiences, death in your family, abuse, sexual trauma and many others causes. Here are the most common psychological ED causes in men:

Depression: This can affect a man both mentally and physically, it is a common cause of ED. Even if men are 100% confident, depression can cause weak erections.

Stress: Financial problems, family issues, complications related to your job, can all induce stress and contribute to Psychological ED

WEBMD: Read the top 5 common causes of Psychological ED in men

3 Ways of Stopping Psychological ED and Performance Anxiety

1) Seeing a Psychologist or Performance Anxiety therapist:

This can be embarrassing for some men, but has to be the best solution for fixing and reversing performance anxiety. Psychologists and Sexual therapists have reported an increasing number of younger men visiting their offices asking for help. They are experienced and are well aware of the problems surrounding these conditions.

MAYOCLINIC: Sex therapist is it an option for you?

2) Reduce Porn Habits:

Believe it or not, porn is another big factor in creating anxiety and psychological issues related to ED.

“Men are constantly browsing the web looking from harder and more extreme types of porn, something they have not seen before. Each time they are doing this they are causing brain chemistry desensitization, to the point where they have developed a dependency on porn and without it they cannot get aroused and therefore no erections.”

EDGUIDER: Is there a link Between Porn Viewing and Erectile Dysfunction?

3) Viagra, Cialis or Levitra:

This is an alternative that can only be prescribed by a doctor, even a sex therapist. They will not solve the root of the problem but will give you some assistance in getting erections again. The best solution is talking to a sex therapist, they will be able to get to the base of the problem and even prescribe these medications to help you along the way.

FORUM: See what other men have to say about Viagra, Cialis and Levitra

Why are more and more young men turning to medications such as Viagra? How can a man under the age of 30 be suffering from Erectile Dysfunction? These questions are turning up more and more, but why?  Experts say that men are starting to feel more intimidated by powerful younger women with high expectations, sexually.

Romance and dating has changed over the past 20 years and it’s not just dinner and a movie that might get you lucky. Women are much more demanding these days, which can cause men to face more pressure, creating a sense of anxiety and problems in the bedroom. This pressure is diverting many men to buy Viagra and similar ED medications.

But why are women’s sexual expectations so much higher than they were 20 years ago? Experts claim that there are many reasons, here are the most talked about:

1) New TV Shows, movies or even reality TV are giving women more and more reasons to demand better performance in the bedroom, various examples have pointed to the TV show “Sex in the City”

2) They are more confident, have better financial stability and are sexually more secure.

Younger men who visit Sex Therapists is Increasing.

Sex therapists have been reporting a huge increase in younger men visiting their offices requesting advice and help, claiming that powerful women are too much for them to handle. However, sexual therapists believe the number of men who visit them is just a fraction compared to men who do not want to discuss this embarrassing problem and result to researching more on erectile dysfunction and Viagra online. In many cases men result to buying medications like Cialis, Viagra and Levitra on the internet.

CBS report on Young men Taking Viagra:

Treating men under 30 with Viagra is becoming very common

In past news articles and studies, doctors have been interviewed and questioned about how many men get prescriptions for Viagra. They claim that back in 1998 when Viagra was first introduced, most men over 60 or diabetes sufferers where common subjects for Viagra. Now it is not uncommon treating men under the age of 30, who suffer from perfromance anxiety.

FORUM TOPIC: How to overcome sexual performance anxiety

The root of the problem is Performance anxiety

The problem is categorized by psychiatrists as “Performance Anxiety”. In most cases it can cause a man to loose his erections or not even be able to achieve one in the first place. The elevated pressure of what women expect in the bedroom can be too much for some men, causing a tremendous amount of anxiety and worrying.

FOXNEWS: Psychological Problems Cause Erectile Dysfunction in Younger Men

What men with performance anxiety think about before sex?

What if I ejaculate too quickly?

Will she tell her friends?

Does she think my penis is too small?

I hope I can get it up.

These are all questions that can race through a mans head before he has sex, especially if it is with a woman he really desires and expects to give her the best sexual experience ever. This is how performance anxiety develops and results in a type of psychological erectile dysfunction.

Click here to find a performance anxiety therapist in the US

Click here to find a performance anxiety therapist in the UK

Pornography also fueling this problem:

This has been a major development over the past 5 years. The internet has gotten faster and so have porn videos and images. You can literally finds thousands of free online porn sites that show everything from soft-core to hardcore porn. The main dilemma with men watching hardcore pornography is expectations and how they see women.

Porn is giving men unrealistic expectations and when it is time to have real sex, they are not able to perform because they are so use to porn and expect their women to mimic the same positions and fantasies as their porn videos.

See our recent article on how Porn can cause Erectile Dysfunction

This is a question we have heard many times over lately. If you are a new reader and have never been to our website Edguider.com before, then let us start by saying Porn is not or niche. EDG focuses on helping men find a proper treatment for erectile dysfunction. But wait what about porn and ED?

Over the past year we have been seeing an increasing amount of searchers in our logs, one of the most common questions men are searching for is: “Can watching to much porn give you Erectile Dysfunction”. Although there has been little research or studies done on Porn and ED, many are convinced that being addicted to porn can affect your erections when it comes down to the real thing. What we mean by this is you can only get erections by watching porn. If you want to have casual sex, sleep with your partner or wife can cause your erections not be function as they do with porn.

ARTICLE: Computer + Internet Porn = Erectile Dysfunction

The more porn you watch the worse it can get, you are unknowingly training your brain to only get aroused around images you like to see while watching porn, be it hardcore, fetish, lesbian etc… Whatever you want to see is available just a few clicks away. This is the wrong way to approach masturbation and sex. The good news is there is a way to reverse porn induced erectile dysfunction, which we will discuss at the end of this article.

Real life stories of porn and ED

Here is an interesting e-mail we received from an anonymous reader who discusses his problem with porn:

Anonymous wrote:

“I have been watching porn online ever since I can remember. I believe I was 15 when I started masturbating in front of the computer for at least 2 hours a day, 1- 3 times each day. I have no problems getting hard when I watch my favorite types of fetishes, which was anal sex.

 I started noticing having difficulty getting erections when I met my first girlfriend. I was 20 and already had 5 years of porn viewing under my belt. At first I thought I was too nervous and could not believe I couldn’t get it up around her, she was very hot and I was attracted to here. I ended up having to buy Viagra to fix this issue and was then able to get erections no problem, but the pills started wearing off a few months down the road and I was exactly where I started.

 I now had a girlfriend who demanded sex at least 3 times a week and was still watching porn because I needed to get my fetishes fix. It felt like a vicious circle, I loved my girlfriend, but could not stop watching porn and this caused me to not get erections. I tried stopping porn and was able to last 4 weeks. I totally noticed the difference and was able to get hard again by just seeing her panties or even thinking about sex. But I broke down one day and watched porn again, arggg, back to square one?

I need to find some way to stop this and am hoping for suggestions or opinions on how to wean myself away from this dilemma”

Desensitizing the brain by watching porn.

Some researchers have stressed that porn is just a masturbation aid and has been around for decades. We agree on that, but in the past there were only magazines such as playboy which is considered soft-core porn. The internet has not been around for this long and now that men can watch streaming video, any fantasy is just a few clicks away. Men are constantly browsing the web looking from harder and more extreme types of porn, something they have not seen before. Each time they are doing this they are causing brain chemistry desensitization, to the point where they have developed a dependency on porn and without it they cannot get aroused and therefore no erections.

Read More on Internet Porn and Find Out How Much Is Too Much?  

Unlike several types of erectile dysfunction that are not reversible, porn induced ED can be. For men who have diabetes, erectile dysfunction is a condition that will need to be treated with meds. Those who have ED because of excessive porn viewing HAVE TO QUIT WATCHING PORN! We have read e-mails of some men who were able to balance both, watching a little bit of porn and still being able to get erections. However, in most cases the only way out is to STOP WATCNING PORN for at least 3 months, then check to see if things have improved and take it from there.

Once you stop watching porn you can get your erections back.

Here is an e-mail we received from a man who was able to get his erections back by slowly reversing what he had done. Very interesting testimonial, he actually did everything backwards, by going from Extreme porn, back to hardcore, then to soft core and then NONE:

Anonymous wrote:

I am probably one of the biggest porn addicts online. I started at the age of 16 and am now 29. I have been a virgin for the most of my twenties and practically never had sex, except with a prostitute at the age on 24, but this was only possible with the help of a cialis pill I had.

I want to share my story of how I got severe ED by only watching porn. Hopefully my story can inspire others to follow my tracks.

I started by checking out nude playboy pics online, through the yahoo images search (turning off the safe search feature). This went on for a few weeks until I discover several free hardcore porn sites (did not have a credit card at 17 LOL, free was the only way). Once I was at hardcore, playboy was a joke and I needed something more extreme. I spent at least 3 years on one particular site which updated its movie clips daily, so I always got something fresh, but that got old fast.

After time flew by I went on the search for something I had never seen before, I am not going to mention it but if you do enough research you will find whatever sexual fantasy you have, on the internet. It gets to the point where you run out of places to look. By the time I was 27 I was masturbating 3 times a day and had no social life with girls what so ever. If I saw an Asian girl at the mall or wherever, I just got home and starting looking at Asian porn, problem solved right? Wrong!

To my surprise I met a great girl at friend’s graduation and she actually asked me out. To make a long story short, we fell in love and dated for 2 months until we finally tried to get intimate. I was not expecting to get erection trouble when she stripped for me, but I was as soft as can be! This went on happing at least 3 times and I was still watching porn during all of this. After doing my research, I came to the conclusion it was the porn. I do not have much will power but was willing to do anything to keep this girl. She was at the point of breaking up with me, so I had to act fast.

I grabbed my balls and started reversing what I had done. For a whole week I first started on the initial hardcore site I used years ago, which was extreme but not as others I use to visit. I then gradually scaled back done to playboy, where I was able to get erections again no problem, after the week was over I decided, that’s it, no more porn for me. It was hard and I almost budged a few times but I was able to go for 7 more weeks with NO porn.

It did work just as I had planned, I was able to get an erection when my girl and I started making out, and the rest came naturally. I was no longer dependant on porn and am still porn free.

If you want my honest advice, then step back from porn or it will ruin your chances of ever starting a family or being intimate with girls. Gradually roll back what you have put your mine through and get back to those erections you use to get when you saw a girls thong or even a boob.

 It takes time, but give your self at least 2 months and you will notice the difference.”

If you believe you need some help or tips on how to start the process of stopping porn, there are allot of sites that offer this help. The Sexual Recovery Institute has great information that can get you on the right path. It even lists a few steps to get you started right away. One of our favorite tips is, putting up a photo of your loved ones next to your PC.

To read more tips go to: Porn addiction help tips

Obesity is one of the faster growing epidemic society is facing today. And everyday we learn something bad about obesity, and yet it is growing at an alarming rate. Well one thing more to chalk up to obesity, erectile dysfunction.

Not only is ED more common in obese men than men in good shape, their overall sexual health is at risk. Researchers at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, have found other startling issues in the obese population. More needs to be researched on this topic to know more, but the preliminary studies are eye opening.

Well over 12,000 men and women were studied by the French, ranging from normal weight to obese weight, ages 18 to 69, all living in France.

Here are some of the higher points that professors have documented:

1. Body Mass Index (BMI) had no bearing on sexual function in women
2. Sexually transmitted diseases were about the same between normal weight women and obese women
3. Obese women were much less likely to seek out advice about contraceptive methods than normal weight women
4. 70% of obese women were less likely to use a contraceptive and 8 times less likely to use other means of less effective methods like pulling out.
5. Even though obese women were 30% less likely to have sexual intercourse, they were 4 times higher at unplanned pregnancies than normal weight women.
6. Meeting a partner on-line was 5 times greater for obese women than normal weight women, and that the partner they met would also be obese.

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The more prevalent outcome for the obese men:

1. The under the age of 30 obese men were more likely in the past five years to have contracted an STD (sexually transmitted disease)
2. Age 30 to 49 of the obese men in most cases did not use a condom
3. Sexual partners do not come easy for obese men as the were 70% less likely to have one
4. And obese men were two and a half times more likely to struggle with erectile dysfunction.
5. Obese men were more likely to use ED medications, most common ones are Cialis then Viagra

Researchers included in their conclusion that it would seem the obesity problem is a snowball effect.

Here is a great article from Health.com, it has an instructional video, we embedded the video on what overweight men can start doing right away to reverse their erectile dysfunction:

ARTICLE: How Overweight Men Can Reverse Erectile Dysfunction

They need to understand the relationships between obese people and their sexual relationships, and attitudes towards those relationships. This will further help us understand the health risk associated with obesity, and maybe a tool towards educating the population about obesity. This same population also needs to learn that talking to a health care provider about your sexual inadequacies is a good thing. This may take a generation or two, and doctors also need to be ready for this swing towards opening up.

Obese and younger men tend to watch more online porn:

This subject is still very taboo, but many men have been known to be addicted to online porn, mostly younger and obese men. The fear of rejection and insecurity can force many obese men down the road of online porn. Men who are obese and addicted to online porn, must consider on taking two major steps in eliminating their erectile dysfunction, exercise and breaking the habit of online porn.

Here is a good resource and guide on how to rid yourself of internet porn:

Can Internet Porn Cause Erectile Dysfunction ED in Men

According to Pfizer pharmaceutical’s website, Viagra has now been on the market for 10 years and is one of the best selling drugs in history. They claim 25 million men have taken Viagra since its introduction. Viagra has literally put tens of thousands of men back in the bedroom.

But some marriage counselors are saying that Viagra is certainly helping marriages, but at the same time it can be destroying others. Experts are now saying that men are taking this ED medicine and not telling their partners. Once the little blue pill is ingested, it turns these men into machines ready for sex, and sometimes the partner is just not ready for such action. And as a result of these men’s improved libido and self esteem, they can go looking elsewhere outside the relationship to satisfy these needs.

ARTICLE: Wife Throws Out Husbands Viagra Pills

Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond

Harvard School of Medicine published a report saying just that. The report, “Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond,” now confirms what these marriage counselors have also been reporting, that although the ED medicines have improved relationships, others are suffering.

The reports reads, "When intercourse is suddenly a possibility again, relationship issues can emerge or resurface, as can dramatic differences in libido. The bottom line is that couples should try to regard these drugs as an opportunity to renew their sexual relationship, while realizing that ED drugs are neither a mandate to have intercourse nor a panacea for every problem in the bedroom."

Assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Altman, and licensed clinical social worker and certified sex therapist Suki Hanfling both edited the 48 page report. There are millions of success stories regarding Viagra, but couples need to know how to use it. The report outlines this and other issues including how to deal with emotional issues about sex and taking Viagra.

Couples need to work together to resolve sex issues including ED. Viagra is a tool for couples, and these couples need to understand this. In reality, it is not just for the man. This is Hanflings biggest concern with Viagra. She is the founder and director of The Institute for Sexuality and Intimacy which is located in Belmont, Massachusetts, and see’s these issues all the time.

The man needs to tell his wife.

If a man tells his wife before hand and works into the new sexual relationship, Viagra can help this new relationship mature and enhance a relationship. But is a man jumps into it with both feet, and is all of a sudden in the mood all the time, this can be overwhelming for the wife.

Hanflings always advises that couples need to make the decision together before actually buying the ED drug. They could even go to their physicians and learn how to use it. Like anything out there, there is instructions for proper use.

If this increase libido does make a man go looking for another partner that leads to divorce, chances are there were other underlying issues in the relationship, which makes the drug unlikely to be the culprit.

Spokeswoman for Viagra Jenifer Jacobs says oversexed men with wives having trouble coping is a very rare circumstance.

A new app for the iphone has been rumored to fix erectile dysfunction, but does it really work? Various websites have posted about it being a joke or prank. There are hundreds of apps on the market that claim to help you loose weight, burn fat, grow back your hair and even let you drink an ice cold beer, some for under 3 bucks. Let’s get realistic here, most of then are just for fun, so what’s up, literally, with this new Erectile Dysfunction app?

The eye opener here is that apple approved the app and listed it in the app store for $2.99. That’s a bargain, no more paying hundreds of dollars for Impotence medications or no more need for Viagra or the 36 hour Cialis when those long weekends are right around the corner. Can this actually be true or even come close to helping with Erectile Dysfunction?

How This App Works and what it does?

The App is called “Fire Up Your Sex Life” and it claims to work by just listing to audio waves! According to the apps instructions, men have to listen to an audio track for six minutes daily and after about a month your libido or sexual ability will be enhanced by over 80%. It claims to be as effective as Viagra! But before you going running to the app store, keep in mind you have to be 18 or older to buy it.

Here is a quote from the apps instructions:

“If you want to enhance your man power, please choose the wave audio and the play time, and then click the left button”

How does this app look?

Does It Work?
According to a report by Cnet over 500 men have already downloaded and tried “Fire up Your Sex Drive” and out of these five hundred men over 70 percent claim that it is very effective. Only time will tell if more men have success with the app or find it just to be another prank app.

To get the App check out the Apple App store here

As the problem of erectile dysfunction grows worldwide, the discussion of ED among men always causes a smirk, laughter, embarrassment, pity, or averted eyes. But what about the women in the lives of these men? What are the strains that are untold in these relationships?

In many countries of the world, erectile dysfunction simply is not spoken about, even with a doctor. Unless it is absolutely imperative, it is just to taboo a topic. Too bad as we are at a time in medical history that a correctly prescribed medication can relieve all the stresses surrounding ED. This can be extremely damaging to a relationship, as a woman who has a partner with ED cannot voice her opinion or even talk to her partner about the problem. This creates a friction that many relationships cannot endure.

In the UAE, this problem is more apparent than most other places. A country steep in tradition is also a country in which affection in public is frowned upon. Dr. Gerald Brock, Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, at St. Josephs Health Centre in London, Ontario says most patients only show up there when they are on the brink of divorce.

Almost 50% of Men in the Middle East suffer from ED
A British medical magazine recently reported that almost 50% of men in the Middle East suffer from erectile dysfunction, and of those men, almost 80% have diabetes. ED can be a result of many problems such as medication side effects, hypertension, neurological disorders, and vascular disease. The 2000 World Health Report stated that over 13% of the UAE was diabetic, which happens to be the second highest of all countries, and is poised to increase to over 19% by 2030. Even still, it is frowned upon to discuss these issues openly.

Intimacy is a way to show love and affection between a couple, but in a situation where intimacy is not a normal way of life, a wife with a partner suffering from ED can cause severe sexual frustration during unsatisfactory sexual intercourse, and from the lack of intimacy. Anger, frustration, low self esteem is all byproducts of ED and can lead to depression. In a society where a man keeps to himself or refuses to talk openly with his partner about the problem could lead to high stress and friction. These problems can make it very hard for the wife and family for that matter to live in the company of this man which often leads to divorce.

With the correct dose of Cialis, Levitra, or Viagra, wives of these ED sufferers suddenly notice a much improved attitude towards sex and self esteem which brings by a better quality of life for the couple and the entire family.

A woman’s role shouldn’t be to constantly massage a man’s ego, or to have to manage his anger. Not only does the man’s self esteem suffer in these relationships, but often the woman take on the responsibility not being good looking enough to arouse her husband, or she may feel inadequate in her sexual role. For all these reasons it is important for a man to look beyond what society says and seek help before the strains on the relationships become to great to repair.