Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: It was fine before, but now it becomes soft when it's hard. What's going on? First follow-up question: Is it serious? How long does recovery take?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Impotence refers to young and middle-aged individuals who, due to reasons such as deficiency, fright, and damp-heat, cause the loss of nourishment and relaxation of the zong jing (penis), leading to weak and non-erect penis, limp erection during sexual activity, or firm but not lasting erection. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, lower back and knee weakness, dizziness and tinnitus, cold contraction of the scrotum and penis, reduced semen volume or low sperm motility, a sense of fullness and pain in the perineum, difficulty urinating, or clear, frequent urination.Treatment based on syndrome differentiation:
- Decline of mingmen fire: Warm and tonify the kidney yang, nourish the kidney and replenish essence.
- Heart and spleen damage: Tonify the heart and spleen.
- Fear injuring the kidney: Tonify the kidney and calm the spirit.
- Liver qi stagnation: Soothe the liver and resolve stagnation.
- Damp-heat descending: Clear and resolve damp-heat.
However, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. You should consult a local traditional Chinese medicine hospital and combine the four diagnostic methods (inspection, auscultation/olfaction, inquiry, and palpation) to prescribe the correct medication for effective treatment. Wishing you a speedy recovery.