Archive for March 27th, 2009
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KEEP YOUR POTENCY: SMOKING CAN DAMPEN YOUR FIRE
It’s not just the immediate negative effects of smoking that you should worry about when you light up. The long-term results of smoking can be even worse—overtime smoking can silently sabotage your sex life. Smokers’ arteries are harder, thicker and more clogged than those of nonsmokers. And smoking seems to mess up peripheral arteries even [...]
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THE IMPLANT SURGERY: MAKING THE CHOICE
Deciding if a penile implant is right for you is a complicated personal and medical decision. Of course, your feelings are crucial. But so are your partner’s. Both of you need to have realistic expectations of what the surgery will and won’t do. The more your partner participates, voices her concerns, asks questions and gets [...]
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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
In general, the doctor will start by taking your history and giving you a physical examination aimed at detecting the cause of your condition. Part of this evaluation for impotence should include checking to see if you have any underlying medical conditions which could be responsible for the problem, including diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease [...]
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SEXUAL LIFE: GOOD TALKERS MAKE GREAT LOVERS
The couples that seem to come through the experience of erection problems best are the ones who keep the lines of communication open. Sometimes it takes a great effort on the part of both the husband and wife. Potency problems are potentially more destructive players in a relationship than other health problems. When the partners [...]
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THE MEANING OF SEX IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
It is important to have a realistic understanding of the nature of your relationship with your sexual partner. A restored erection is no guarantee of improvement in a relationship that may be suffering emotionally, nor is erectile function the key to romance or monogamy. Rick’s response to having ED, living with it, and finding a [...]