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, or damp-heat, cause the loss of nourishment and relaxation of the zongjīn, leading to weak and non-erect penis, limp erection during intercourse, or firm but not lasting. 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 kidneys and replenish essence.
- Heart and spleen damage: Tonify the heart and spleen.
- Fear damaging the kidneys: Tonify the kidneys and calm the mind.
- 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 match the treatment to your symptoms. Only then can the medicine effectively treat the condition. Wishing you a speedy recovery.