A recent study at the Mount Sinai school of medicine has finally determined once and for all that there is a direct relationship between hardening of the arteries (also called atherosclerosis) and erectile dysfunction. This has been a commonly accepted relationship for many years. But finally, through PET scans, doctors can now see exactly what …
Continue ReadingBad News for City Dwellers; Automobile Exhaust is Bad for your Penis
We have known for a long time that truck/auto exhaust fumes are bad for our health – after all, people commit suicide using this method! We have known there are heart and lung issues caused by motor vehicle pollution. It now seems that this exhaust can even affect your erections. A study published in the …
Continue ReadingThe Underlying Causes of ED
Life throws all of us a curveball now and then. And some bumps in the road are definitely bigger than others. Zach was a 17-year-old who had an undiagnosed heart condition. It was not until he began experiencing erectile dysfunction that the process of discovering his heart condition even began. This led him on a …
Continue ReadingED or Performance Anxiety?
ED is usually thought of as an older man’s issue. Young men are often told “It’s all in your head”. Well, not so fast. It’s not quite as simple as that. The Guardian (UK) contacted me to share my thoughts in this recent article where they bring up some really great points and paints a …
Continue ReadingSo, You Think You Masturbate “Wrong”?
The word “Idiosyncratic” means something that pertains to an individual. In this case, it means a person who has a way of masturbating that is unique (or out of the ordinary). Most men stroke their penis with their hand in a way that vaguely imitates the stimulation from intercourse. Idiosyncratic masturbation encompasses a broad variety …
Continue Reading10 lifestyle changes that help erectile dysfunction – Part 2 (VIDEO)
In western medicine, we often look for a simple cure to anything that ails us. We get sick, we take a pill. We have pain, we take a pill. Dealing with ED is no different. The little stresses of life we subject our bodies to, all take their toll on our penis and its ability to …
Continue Reading10 lifestyle changes that help erectile dysfunction – Part 1 (VIDEO)
In western medicine, we often look for a simple cure to anything that ails us. We get sick, we take a pill. We have pain, we take a pill. Dealing with ED is no different. The little stresses of life we subject our bodies to, all take their toll on our penis and its ability to …
Continue Reading“Prostatepedia” – Resources for Prostate Cancer Patients and their Partners
I was honored recently to be interviewed for “Prostatepedia” a wonderful periodical designed for prostate cancer patients and their partners. Each issue deals with one of the many facets of prostate cancer which presents challenges in decision making and treatment options. In this interview, I discussed sexual function issues, including erectile dysfunction, following prostate cancer …
Continue ReadingPorn Induced Erectile Dysfunction? What’s Going On?
There was an article in Time Magazine last month which got some people thinking, got some people angry, and got some people scared. This article sounded the alarm about what is happening to young men all over the country who say that watching too much porn had catastrophic effects on their sexual function, their libido, …
Continue ReadingFor the Partners
One of the most common worries we hear from men who have a sexual dysfunction of any kind is that they worry that their partner blames herself and tends to feel she might be part of the problem. If a man has some sort of sexual dysfunction (usually ED or low libido), the partner often …
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