How long does it take for sexual dysfunction to get better?

Psychogenic and mild functional problems can usually be significantly improved in 2-4 weeks, while organic lesions and complex comorbidities often require 3-6 months or even longer systemic conditioning. The specific duration is directly related to the cause of the disease, the suitability of the conditioning plan, and personal compliance.

I just saw a 28-year-old Internet programmer last week. She had just been married for 3 months. She had been working on the project for more than half a year. In addition, she was too nervous to have sex for the first time. She couldn't get hard and was so panicked. She came to check her hormones and blood flow, and there were no problems. She had no underlying diseases. It was a typical functional + psychogenic problem. The plan given to him was to go to bed early for 10 consecutive days, do Kegel exercises for 15 minutes every day, prescribe some Chinese patent medicines to soothe the liver and relieve stagnation, and temporarily prepared a low-dose erection-boosting pill, telling him that it was successful the first time and then everything would be fine. As a result, he came for a follow-up visit just 3 weeks later and said that his condition was completely normal and he didn't even take any medicine.

When many people come to inquire for the first time, they always have the expectation of a "fixed timetable" and wish that they would be completely cured by taking medicine for two weeks. This is really not the case. If you don't even understand what your problem is, and you just ask how long it will take to get better, no one can really give you an accurate answer.

Mainstream Western medicine now classifies this problem very clearly: psychogenic, organic, and mixed. If you have been under a lot of stress recently, had a quarrel with your partner, or had a failed sexual experience that left a psychological shadow, and you don’t have any physical disease, then in fact, the fastest you can do is to do a few psychological counseling sessions, and if it is slower, you can basically adjust with some temporary medication in a month or two. But if it is an organic problem, such as neurovascular disease caused by diabetes, congenital venous leakage, or damage after prostate surgery, the original disease must be solved first. For example, diabetic patients must first control their blood sugar stably, and then adjust their functions. This process often takes 3 months, or even more than half a year to slowly see the effect.

The logic of traditional Chinese medicine is different. They pay more attention to the overall state of qi and blood. In fact, many young people nowadays do not suffer from kidney deficiency at all. They just sit for a long time, are stressed, have congestion, and suffer from liver qi stagnation. If they use some medicine to soothe the liver and regulate qi, they may feel their condition improve in a week or two. But if you stay up late all the time, drink too much, indulge in excessive sexual activities, and your kidney essence is severely depleted, or if you eat raw and cold food all the time, resulting in heavy dampness and blood stasis, then it will be slow to replenish it. It usually takes two to three months to slowly adjust it, and there is no point in rushing. Nowadays, many people are biased against Chinese medicine and Western medicine. In fact, it is completely unnecessary. The best one suits them. Some people have serious heart-related problems and seek psychological counseling and temporary medication from Western doctors for quick results. Some people have poor overall physical condition. It is safer to see Chinese medicine doctors for gradual adjustment. The industry now also advocates the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, so there is no need to fall into any particular group.

Oh, by the way, there is another point that is easily overlooked: whether you follow the doctor's instructions or not has a greater impact than the medicine you take. There was a 35-year-old sales patient who was found to have mild venous leakage, which was not serious at first. He was told to quit smoking, do Kegel exercises for 20 minutes every day, and take some medicine to improve blood flow. As a result, he went out to socialize and drink every day, and could not quit smoking. He only did the exercises twice, and even after half a year, there was no improvement. Later, he changed to a back-office job and no longer had to socialize. He strictly followed the requirements. He came back after more than two months and reported that his condition was much better. Really, if you ruin your body while adjusting, even the gods can’t save you.

When it comes to conditioning regimens, different options have different results at different speeds. Some people are more cautious and do not want to take medicine, so they just rely on adjusting their work and rest, running, and doing Kegel exercises. It must be slower, and it often takes 1-2 months to feel obvious changes, but the advantage is that there are no side effects, and it is not easy to rebound after improvement. If combined with oral medication or physical therapy, such as low-energy shock waves, the results will be quick, and many people will respond in 1-2 weeks. The industry now has different views on this. Doctors who are more conservative will think that they can avoid taking medicines if they can, and it is safer to rely on lifestyle adjustments to avoid psychological dependence. ； On the contrary, clinical doctors believe that if patients get positive feedback, they will be more confident to insist on adjusting their lifestyle, and they will recover faster. Both ideas are actually reasonable, and it mainly depends on your own acceptance.

To be honest, the fastest thing I have ever seen was recovery in 3 days. He was a 22-year-old boy. He was too nervous to have sex with his girlfriend for the first time and couldn't get hard. He was so scared that he searched everywhere and thought he was useless. He came for 20 minutes of psychological counseling and told him that there was nothing wrong with him, he was just too nervous. If it didn't work, just prepare half an erection pill. I have also seen a 50-year-old uncle who slowly improved after 2 years of treatment. He has a 20-year history of diabetes and high blood pressure. The antihypertensive drugs he takes all year round will affect his function. While he needs to treat his underlying disease, he also needs to adjust the antihypertensive drug plan. It takes little effort and there is no rush.

If you really want to worry about how long it will take to get better, it is better to go to the men's department or urology department of a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination first to find out what your problem is. Don't blindly search Baidu to label yourself as having kidney deficiency, and don't believe in any "7-day cure" or "cure all diseases" folk remedies, which are all IQ taxes. The adjustment of sexual function itself is not something that can be "rushed on". If you adjust your mentality and adhere to the doctor's instructions, most of them can be improved gradually. Oh, by the way, a final reminder, don’t just buy what other people take to be effective. If someone else has liver stagnation and you have dampness and heat, taking the wrong medicine will make it worse, which is counterproductive.