Erectile dysfunction cures range from lifestyle changes, to various therapies and treatments. When one is not able to obtain and maintain an adequate erection, they are said to have erectile dysfunction. This condition is mainly seen in men who are 65 or older. However, it can happen at any age. Lifestyle changes can help with erectile dysfunction if one adopts a healthy lifestyle. That means that one may have to stop smoking, reduce the level of stress they are under and start exercising regularly. Further help may be sought for those whom this erectile dysfunction   cures does not work.

One of these erectile dysfunction cures is sex therapy. This is counseling that can take up to 20 sessions with a certified sex therapist. The person being counseled may be given assignments that include practicing their sexual communication skills, touching exercises or to go read books on sexuality. Sex therapy as an erectile dysfunction cures work best if the man is still able to get an erection while he is asleep and also if the doctor has declared the man in good health generally. Sex therapy can also help if the dysfunction is a result of stress at work, financial difficulties and conflicts in relationships or poor communication about sexual matters.

Erectile dysfunction cures also include penile implants or prosthesis. The prosthesis can be either inflatable or malleable. The simplest kind of these prosthesis’ are rods that are implanted surgically into the penis’ erection chambers. This leaves the penis in a state of semi erection at all times. Another of these erectile dysfunction   cures is an inflatable prosthesis. It is hydraulic and allows the man to get an erection any time he chooses to. It is also more discreet as it is not semi rigid and therefore more natural. An implant is used only when there is a clear medical indication of erectile dysfunction  .

Another erectile dysfunction cures is vascular reconstructive surgery. This is done in order to increase the amount of blood going to the penis. This in turn improves ones ability to get and thereafter maintain an erection. This procedure is rarely performed due to high cost implication and the fact that it is difficult to perform. Additionally it may not be effective with only 1 out of every 20 men showing improvement. Very few men qualify to have this as an option in erectile dysfunction   cures. Mainly they are young men who may have suffered injury to the penis or the areas surrounding it.

Future treatments of these conditions are geared towards getting medications that take a shorter time to work, are more effective and have fewer side effects. Research is progressing rapidly and hopefully there will be a scientific breakthrough soon. Medications such as uprima also known as apomorphine, Topiglan, which uses alprostadil, avanafil, melanocortin activators and gene therapy are the erectile dysfunction cures of the future.