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The Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions
- Sex Therapy |
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The “Classic” Dysfunctions - The
Treatment of Male Sexual Dysfunctions |
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Problems of Tumescence: Lack of Erection
- Physical therapy
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Mechanical Devices In one
form or another, men have long used
a relatively simple device to hold
an erection: A so-called
constriction ring
applied at the base of the penis is
expected to prevent the blood from
flowing back out of the erectile
tissue (corpora cavernosa and
corpus spongiosum). This can be
achieved in many cases, at least
partially. There are different
designs and sizes of such rings
available.
Another device perfected in recent
years, is a special
vacuum pump,
i.e. a hollow tube that is placed over
the limp penis. Pumping the air out of
this tube creates a vacuum around the
penis and thus produces an erection. How
long this erection lasts, is another
question. Usually, both the vacuum pump
and a constriction ring are used
together.
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