The Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions - Sex Therapy

The “Classic” Dysfunctions - The Treatment of Male Sexual Dysfunctions

Problems of Tumescence: Lack of Erection - Psychosocial Causes

Secondary problems
Such therapy may also become necessary for a second much larger group of men - those who have been capable of coitus at some time in their lives, but who seem to have lost much or all of this capability. They either no longer have any erections at all, or fail to have them a great deal of the time. It has to be remembered, of course, that an occasional lack of erection is perfectly normal. After all, men are not machines. Sometimes, when they are tired, worried, distracted, or drunk, they may feel amorous, but their bodies simply refuse to respond. In such a case, frantic efforts, will power, or special acrobatics lead nowhere. Instead, the couple is well advised to accept the situation and to make the best of it. For instance, they might remember that a man does not need an erection to satisfy his partner. A limp penis can be "stuffed" into the vagina by hand and even if it then remains limp, the couple can go through some motions of coitus. It is not at all impossible for a woman to reach orgasm in this way. Furthermore, the man can also make love with his hands, lips, and tongue. In any case, he can rest assured that, at another time when conditions are more favorable, the penis will easily become erect again.