One of the ways in which men deceive themselves is by believing their partners did not notice an erectile dysfunction or, if they did, that the failure did not matter. In reality, partners always notice and the majority are affected. If you are about to penetrate your partner and suddenly find the erection has disappeared, this is hard to hide. More importantly, almost every partner is going to be disappointed, particularly if it becomes a regular failure.
The worst thing you can do is keep quiet. Your partner will be left to worry about the reasons for the failure. Do you no longer find your partner attractive? Have you found someone else? Will you be leaving soon? So, no matter how embarrassing the failure, you should immediately apologise. Your partner is looking for reassurance that the love is still strong, that you will not be leaving tomorrow for someone younger and more attractive. If the failure repeats and looks as if sex might become a regular non-event, the next step is to eliminate the natural worry you have a serious underlying disease or disorder. The current directions given to all doctors is that men who come into for a consultation on erectile dysfunction should be treated as heart patients until that possibility is excluded. Excluding radical surgery and accidental injury, the other serious causes are diabetes which can cause permanent nerve damage unless treated early, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis and the side effects of some drugs. Depression can result in a loss of libido.
You and your partner will both have peace of mind if the serious diseases and disorders are excluded. That leaves viagra as the first-line response so long as your medical history does not rule it out. Then it’s just a matter of restarting sexual activity. Assuming your partner has been supportive throughout, this last step of resuming sex should not be a problem. Indeed, both of you will be relieved you can get back to how it used to be.
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