Patient's question:
Description of the condition: Heard that there is a concept of true and false impotence. How can it be determined?History of treatment and effectiveness: Heard that there is a concept of true and false impotence. How can it be determined?
Expected help: Heard that there is a concept of true and false impotence. How can it be determined?
Doctor's answer:
A urologist expert answers, impotence is what people commonly refer to as the inability to achieve a firm erection, the inability to erect, or the inability to complete sexual activity. To help men determine if they have impotence, they can refer to the following symptoms.1. The penis cannot fully erect or becomes firm enough to engage in normal sexual activity satisfactorily.
2. Occasional impotence occurs, but the next sexual encounter is completely normal. This may be due to temporary tension or fatigue and does not constitute a pathological condition.
3. Although impotence occurs frequently, the penis can still erect and maintain it during morning erections or masturbation, which is often caused by psychological factors.
4. Impotence persists and progressively worsens, which is usually caused by organic lesions.
From this, it can be seen that impotence is the inability of the penis to erect, or the inability to maintain a firm erection, making it impossible to engage in sexual intercourse. Therefore, it is a functional disorder of penile erection.