How long does it take to treat sexual dysfunction?

There is no uniform fixed cycle for the treatment and recovery of sexual dysfunction. It can be as short as 2-4 weeks, as long as half a year or even longer. It must be judged based on the trigger, severity, and personal cooperation.

Last month, I met a 28-year-old young man in the outpatient clinic. He had just been married for three months. Every time he had sex, he was too nervous to get in. After a full set of examinations, he found no organic problems. It was erectile dysfunction caused by purely psychological factors. He received psychological counseling three times, and also talked to his lover about being more patient and not putting pressure on him. After less than three weeks of adjustment, the couple came over to report that everything was completely normal.

But don’t think that everyone can recover so quickly. There was a 45-year-old old patient with a history of diabetes for almost 10 years who had been unable to achieve erection for more than two years. He secretly bought a lot of kidney-tonifying health products and ate them. The more he ate, the more he became weak, so he came to register. The first step for him was to coordinate with the endocrinology department to stabilize blood sugar, and then cooperate with drugs to improve vascular endothelium and pelvic floor muscle training. It took almost seven months to adjust the erection until the erection was stable enough to allow him to have sex satisfactorily.

Nowadays, the opinions on this matter on the Internet are very polarized. Some people pat their chests and say that it can be cured in 7 days, while others say that this disease will never be cured in a lifetime. In fact, both of them are wrong. Those who say you'll be well in a few days are basically unscrupulous merchants who keep an eye on your wallet. The products they sell are either quick-acting pills with banned ingredients that make your heart beat faster and make your face red after eating, hurting your body while treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, or they are useless tablet candies that only pay IQ tax. ； Most of those who say the treatment cannot be cured are taking detours, either making up for it without finding out the cause, or just giving up after just two weeks of treatment without seeing any effect. Naturally, they feel that there is no hope.

In fact, treating a cold is similar to treating a cold. For a mild cold, drinking hot water and sleeping for two days may be enough. If it causes pneumonia or even myocarditis, it is normal to be hospitalized for ten days and a half. The same is true for sexual dysfunction. There is no universal recovery timetable. If you have just stayed up most of the night, been under a lot of stress, or have just had an argument with your partner, which caused a temporary decline in function, then you may be able to recover in a week or two by adjusting your work and rest, and clearing up your emotions. ； But if you have chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes that have damaged the blood vessels and nerves of the cavernous body, or you have congenital developmental abnormalities or acquired trauma, you must first solve the basic problem and then slowly adjust the function. There is no point in rushing. There are also many people who ignore the role of living habits and partners. There was a patient who improved a lot after a month of treatment. He stayed up all night for a week to catch up on a project, and drank three or four times with the client. He went back to before liberation. It took another two months of treatment to return to the previous state. There are also people who hide the whole process from their partners, and are nervous every time they have sex for fear of losing the relationship. The psychological pressure is so great that they are already fine physically, but they become weak again when they are nervous. This will definitely prolong the recovery period.

I have been practicing medicine for so many years, and I never tell patients how long it will take to get better right after receiving the consultation. I always do a comprehensive investigation first and decide on a personalized plan. As long as they cooperate well with the doctor's instructions and do not stop and add medicine randomly, most people can see obvious improvement in about 1 to 3 months. After a period of consolidation, it will be stable. There is really no need to be too anxious. The more urgent it is, the easier it will be to burden the mind and slow down the speed of recovery.