Weeks 4 through 6: Don’t Attempt Intercourse Continue with the program as outlined in weeks 1 through 3, and follow these suggestions to remove the stress of “trying.” Instead, explore different, nongenital ways of pleasing yourself and your partner. Breast touching is off limits, too. The idea is to relax and enjoy the pleasure of [...]

Sometimes a man’s unrealistic (and often unarticulated) expectations will sabotage a technically perfect operation. Some doctors require all patients to be psychologically evaluated in the hopes of identifying just such patients. An example of this problem is Zachary, a 53-year-old diabetic who had been divorced for many years. He was convinced his potency problem was [...]

A fan palm tree with razor-sharp branches that can be found all over Florida, the saw palmetto is filled with olive-sized berries. The extract of these berries is believed to be a sexual stimulant and a remedy for enlarged prostate glands. It is the latter application that is particularly interesting. Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, [...]

It’s no secret that men don’t visit doctors as often as women. My female patients are up front about their belief in yearly checkups or, as some refer to it, “general maintenance.” If you are a woman whose partner has ED and you want to help him, there are ways to do it. But in [...]

Also, alcohol may present a special erection threat to diabetic men. Researchers have found that the more alcohol a diabetic man drinks, the more he increases his chances of losing potency. Cigarettes have a similar effect. Diabetic men may be particularly susceptible to the negative effects of smoking on erection. One study evaluated 30 diabetic [...]