Patient's question:
During sexual activity, I always have problems with erection. My wife says she hasn't felt anything yet, and I suddenly can't perform. Every time, I can only last for a few minutes and worry that my wife will have a negative opinion of me. What is the situation with my erectile dysfunction?Doctor's answer:
Erectile dysfunction refers to a condition in adult males during sexual intercourse where the penis is limp and unable to rise, or rises but is not firm, or remains firm but does not last long, making it impossible to engage in normal sexual life. The causes include insufficient constitutional strength, prolonged diarrhea leading to physical weakness, or imbalances in the seven emotions and endocrine system, excessive consumption of greasy and sweet foods, or internal invasion of damp-heat. The basic pathological changes involve damage to the liver, kidney, heart, and spleen, emptiness of the meridians, or blockage of the meridians, leading to the failure of nourishment of the sinews. Clinical diagnosis and treatment should differentiate between the deficiency and excess of the condition. The affected organs and the mixture of deficiency and excess should be identified. For excess conditions, it is necessary to promote the flow of qi and blood; for deficiency conditions, it is necessary to nourish and replenish.