04.26.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 4:55 am by Jenny
An estimated 20 percent of Asian men suffer from erectile dysfunction, according to pharmaceutical major Pfizer.
“It is a prevalent issue,” Jude Selvaraj, Pfizer’s medical adviser in Singapore and Malaysia, said at the launch of Pfizer’s new diagnostic kit to help men deal with erectile dysfunction.
“You are talking about 20 percent plus,” he said, giving a rough figure.
Sex is still a taboo subject in much of Asia and many men are reluctant to admit they suffer from the problem, or to seek medical help, said Selvaraj.
According to Pfizer, which makes the anti-impotency drug Viagra, erectile dysfunction affects between 13 and 28 per cent of all men aged 40 to 80.
The number of men suffering from the condition is estimated to increase to 322 million by 2025, from more than 152 million in 1995, Pfizer said.
Pfizer’s new diagnostic kit, the erection hardness score (EHS), grades erection hardness from one to four to provide a guide for assessing sexual status.
A score of four means the penis is completely rigid while a score of one means it is larger but not hard, Pfizer said in a statement.
“The EHS provides a quantitative measure of the degree of erection hardness and therefore treatment efficacy in patients with erectile dysfunction,” the firm said. Victoria Lehmann, a sex therapist from Britain, said the EHS was easy to use and would help couples address the problem.
“It’s quick. It provides a really clear language to both doctors and patients,” she said at the launch
Source : zeenews
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04.20.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:36 am by Jenny
Arvind Joshi is the kind of man most men would envy. He is a marketing executive with an international company, has an equally qualified wife and, at 28, owns an apartment. But that was before he became impotent. Before endless rounds of unsuccessful self-medication and neighbourhood quacks forced him to seek medical help.
Arvind, like many other young successful men, failed to connect his loss of virility with an overworked body and mind, jetting around the globe chasing deals and dreams, and a changing lifestyle.
“More and more young men are coming to us with problems of impotency,” said Dr S K Singh, Advanced Urology Centre at PGI. “And most of the cases are psychogenic in nature. Most young people do not suffer from medical problems. Rather, their lifestyle leaves them no time to enjoy sex,” said Dr Singh. “The problem worsens when both partners are working,” the doctor said.
The andrology clinic at PGI sees 20 new impotence cases per OPD and that makes up one-third of all OPD attendance. At the Kidney and Urology Centre in Sector 45, 60 pc of impotence patients are young men.
“Men in their 20s suffer from performance anxiety,” said Dr Anshuman Kapoor, Consultant Urologist. “Most of them have led an overprotected life and are apprehensive or not confident of their ability,” he said.
“For people in their 30s the major cause is stress. Long working hours coupled with heavy smoking and and too much caffeine has a deterrent affect on erection,” he said.
Interestingly, guilt plays a major role in young men who have experimented with sex before marriage or have had extra-marital sex. “When they are with their wives and partners they feel guilty and are unable to perform,” added Dr Kapoor.
Doctors stress that medicines such as viagra do not help in such cases. “So many patients come to us after trying out various medicines. If you are depressed, or have a 18-hour shift, no drug can help till your body and mind are de-stressed,” added Dr Singh.
And if you thought life began at 40, think again. “In the last five years, lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac problems have taken a toll on the sexual lives of men in their 40s,” said Dr AS Bawa, Director, Urology at Fortis. “At 40, most men are too busy fighting obesity and controlling blood pressure,” he added.
Source : Expressindia
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04.12.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 6:23 am by Jenny
After Musiari Mukili lost his job as a petrol station attendant three years ago, he bought the only investment within his reach, a Sh3,000 bicycle. With that, he joined the bicycle taxi business. It was a worthy investment, at least for starters.
For a small amount depending on the distance, he would ferry passengers who had less than what buses charged, to various places in Busia, a town on the border with Uganda. Once in a while, he would ride all the way to town. Although he would be tired at the end of each working day, he had something for food and it was a lot better being self-employed.
But three years later, he has developed a unique problem, one that he would not dare discuss openly. Mukili, who confesses he was a vibrant philanderer, is a harmless bird. His wife of many years recently cut loose, leaving him with their two children. Frustrated, Mukili has found a new love in the bottle.
“There are only two kinds of male cyclists - those who are impotent and those who will be impotent,” said Irwin Goldstein, a medical doctor in 1997. Predictably, his remarks caused uproar, especially among bicycle manufacturers, and long-distance and sports cyclists.
Had he made the remarks in western Kenya, his life would be in mortal danger, yet many cyclists would have probably admitted he was right. Although bicycle transport has existed for many years in Kenya, it only became prevalent in the 1970s during the coffee boom. Illegal transporters avoiding the police and customs officials preferred bicycles that easily managed the paths.
Source : Allafrica
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04.06.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:27 am by Jenny
An estimated 1.5 million of Polish men have erectile dysfunction problems, according to a survey conducted by the Polish Society for Sexual Medicine (PTMS) in cooperation with Pfizer and OBOP.
Nearly 9,000 patients were surveyed in 2005-2007.
The survey results indicate that erectile dysfunction is not a problem associated only with age. Although it usually affects older men, i.e. those over 51, even men under 30 can face the problem. Doctors predict that the average age of men with erectile dysfunction will continue to fall in the future due to poor diet, lack of physical activity, and lifestyle diseases such as hypertension or diabetes.
Erectile dysfunction problems are usually caused by prostate dysfunction and hypertension in older men, and depression or neurological problems in younger ones. The problem is often associated with anabolic steroid use. Every fifth man under 30 with erectile problems takes steroids.
According to the survey, only 21% of men decide to treat the problem with medication (Cialis, Levitra, Viagra), while 27% buy preparations available without prescription, such as herbs, vitamins etc. whose efficacy has not been proven.
Source : Polishmarket
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