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| 30 millions there is estimated the number of Americans who suffers this problem |
| The keys of the erectile malfunction |
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Washington Hispanic
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| In most cases, the symptoms appear before seven years, but they can appear earlier. |
Formerly, when there was called he a powerlessness, the erectile malfunction was a topic taboo. It was considered to be a psychological topic or a natural consequence of the aging. These attitudes have changed lately. Now it is known that this problem has physical causes, and even many men can have normal erections at the age of eighty.
The erectile malfunction is the inability of a man of supporting a firm erection to have sexual relations.
Although this problem is more common in men of major age, any male can suffer this condition independent from the age.
To experience problems of erection occasionally must not be a cause of serious worry, but if the problem becomes more frequent, can cause stress in the relation and affect the self-esteem.
Although it can be a shame motive to speak with the doctor about sexual topics, to look for help for the erectile malfunction can solve the problem. The treatments go from medicines to surgery, and can help him to recover the sexual function. Sometimes this problem is caused by a cardiac condition, for the same it is important to speak it with the specialist.
Anatomy of an erection
Along, the penis possesses two spongy cylindrical structures parallel to the urethra.
When a man is stimulated sexually, the brain orders a sign so that the cavernous structure fills with blood. This does that the structure expands, provoking the hardness of the virile member.
While the sexual stimulus is supported, the penis will be supported erecto. After the ejaculation, or when the stimulation stops, the blood leaves the penis and this one returns to his rest state.
Physical causes
At present, the experts say that the cause of the erectile malfunction there are chronic illnesses, like illness of the heart, blocked blood glasses, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
Other causes are the side effects of some medicines, nicotinism, alcoholism or abuse of substances, treatment of cancer of prostate, parkinson, multiple sclerosis, hormonal problems or the result of certain surgeries.
Psychological causes
The brain plays a key roll in the sexual stimulation. But some problems of the mind can interfere in having a good erection, like the depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue and little communication with the couple.
It is necessary to say that both causes, both physical and psychological, they have a roll in the problem.
When to look for help
If the problem persists, see his doctor. A specialist will be able to find the cause of the erectile malfunction and prescribe an appropriate treatment.
If his doctor suspects that physical causes exist, probably recommend blood tests to determine his hormonal level or other medical problems, like diabetes.
There exists a series of treatments that can help him. Medicines, mechanical devices, surgery and psychological commission are some of the methods to solve the problem.
How to prepare
Although most of the men experience episodes of erectile malfunction from time to time, there are ways of preparing the problem.
Converse with his doctor on how handling conditions that can cause erectile malfunction, like diabetes and cardiac illness. At the same time, limit or avoid the alcohol consumption, do not smoke marijuana or tobacco, do exercise in constant form, reduce the stress levels, sleep the sufficient thing, if he suffers depression look for treatment and see his doctor for routine control panel.
| Interview |
| Sexual health and the youth |
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| Soraya Galeas. photo: Felipe Lagos/WH. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
The education on sexual health in adolescents is one of the principal weapon to lower the numbers of not wished pregnancies and illnesses that are contagious for this route (ETS).
For the same, the challenge of delivering good information to generations who are renewed constantly is complex. Nevertheless, fruit of the economic crisis through that the country lives, the educational programs are the first ones that stop working.
Nobody knows any more of this that the Director of Community education for Planned Parenthood, Soraya Galeas, who in stoic form delivers excellent information to young people in the whole metropolitan area. “What I have seen is that the crisis first fond of the social services and then to the doctors. Also programs are cut after the schools and hence the boys begin to have risky behaviors, because they do not have where to go after the classes and they begin having sexual relations in most cases”.
— It is said that the risky behaviors are a product of low self-esteem. How like that?
“ The base of the problem is the absence of self-esteem. This makes vulnerable the young people, who come to a new country and the cultural shock leaves them adrift, along with the hormonal and physical changes. If you have a very low self-esteem and do not love very much, but a boy comes and he says pretty things to you to the ear, you are going to believe him”.
— Also one of the problems is that, as the generations are changing, it is necessary to be constántemente delivering sex education.
“ And the community comes again again. The immigrant community is in continuous movement. One can empoderar to a new generation but not to the whole world. Other of the challenges for us is that, although they invite us to the schools to speak with them in 45 minutes, into this time it is not possible to change a behavior. It is necessary to give pursuit to be able to change conducts”.
— Ú ltimamente they are seen niñitas you embarrass in Middle School. Is it this slightly new phenomenon?
“ Now one has seen 12 or 13-year-old pregnant girls and it is something that scares, because there is no communication between parents and daughters. They are girls taking care girls. It scares because unfortunately they are going to have less possibilities of choosing a career or of completing bachelor's degree, or even the school. There must be more sensibility on behalf of the nurses, social workers and advisers to speak with these youngsters”.
— His program has been working for time this topic: What is the next step?.
“ We are getting into the social networks, like Facebook for example. If someone wants to know more of our program they can call (2020 497 4173 ".
| To his health |
| How to speak with the children on sex |
For Jane thin
The president Alianza Nacional
for the Health of the Hispanics
To understand the proper sexual feelings is a difficult part of the growth of every person. But when it is a question of our children, we experience even major difficulties to express our worries and to share our knowledge.
The sex is something that, like Hispanics, we avoid to speak with our children.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to realize that for this daily behavior, even if this topic does not touch between you and his spouse, at the same time he him is communicating to his children on sexuality.
Since his son or daughter was born, the society also has been speaking to him on sex, across the publicity, the mass media and the movies, between other forms. All this information has molded the understanding of his son on the sexuality, giving him messages that are explicit or tacit, some of which can disagree of their own beliefs or attitudes.
Often, our religious beliefs, along with our own conflicts and ignorance in these topics they are difficult to us to speak between adults or with our children on sex. But he is worth while wondering if you approve the messages that the community in which delivery lives in his children on this topic. Do these messages reflect their own values? Have learned his children to respect his body and of the others? Do his children learn on the consequences to the health, psychological and emotional of his sexual behavior?
Independently of the age of his son, his biggest worry must be to make sure that the information that they receive in this topic should be adapted and correct.
The simplest way of improving the information that the children or daughters receive on sexuality is simply to converse with them.
If the mother or the father is absent of the lives of his children, it is necessary that another relative, like an uncle or aunt, could speak to them about this topic. He must know also that, while this conversation must include the basic explanations on the sex, the prevention of the pregnancy and the sexually transmitted diseases, it is essential to go further away in this type of topics.
For example, it is essential that it reports them on the importance of the intimacy, the respect, the commitment and the sexuality like part of an affectionate relation.
The discussion needs to be adapted at the level of ripeness of his son or daughter.
Remember that although to converse with his children is important, the biggest lessons that his son is going to learn will be a product of their own experiences on having lived with you and to observe how the parents behave in this topic.
If he wants to know more of this topic, 1 (800) can call to the Line of National Help for the Hispanic Family your Family (1 800 783 2645). from nine of the morning to six of the evening, of Monday to Friday.
| Actuality |
| Five myths on the masturbation |
Writing / agency
Washington Hispanic
1 Only the bachelors masturbate
This is a wrong belief. It is not strange that the couples masturbate. The masturbation is alone another form of sexual expression. Also, it helps after which the couple learns to recognize the necessary stimuli to achieve the orgasm, improving the quality of the sexual relation.
2 the masturbation is an adolescents' thing
Although it is true that the masturbation reaches his maximum expression in the adolescence, this one keeps on practising during the adulthood.
3 the men are the only ones that masturbate
This is another erroneous idea. Studies realized in different countries demonstrate that 90 % of the men and 54 % of the women have practised it in some epoch of his life.
4 the masturbation hurts
In the life, everything in excess hurts. For the same, he must make sure that the masturbation should not interfere or should replace the sexual couple activity, not that establishes a vicious circle, of obsession, compulsion or cause of feelings of repentance, fault or worry.
5 the masturbation causes psychological problems
The masturbation is a normal and healthy act and it does not cause madness, an antisocial personality, homosexuality or other changes to the personality or mental health of the persons.
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