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Ubuthakathaka bokumisa (ED) yikho ukungakwazi ukumisa noma ukuhlala unomisa oluqinile olufanele ubuhlobo bobudoda. Lesi simo sihlupha izigidi zamadoda emhlabeni jikelele futhi siyakhula njengoba umuntu esekhulile, nakuba singase senzeke kunoma iyiphi izinga lokuphila.
Nakuba ubunzima obulinganiselwe bokuqina komisa kuyinto evamile, izinkinga eziqhubekayo zingase zibonise inkinga yempilo engaphansi okufanele inakekelwe. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-ED iyakwelashwa kakhulu, futhi ukufuna usizo kungathuthukisa impilo yakho yomzimba kanye nokunambitheka kokuphila.
Ubuthakathaka bokumisa kwenzeka lapho ukugeleza kwegazi kuya esibelethweni kunganeli noma lapho izibonakaliso zesimiso sezinzwa zingasebenzi kahle. Cabanga ngokumisa njengendlela eyingxube ebamba ingqondo yakho, ama-hormone, imizwelo, izinzwa, imisipha, nemiphunga yegazi isebenza ndawonye.
Uma noma yiliphi izingxenye zalesi simiso sibhekene nezinkinga, kungathinta ikhono lakho lokufinyelela noma ukuhlala unomisa. I-ED ayisiyo nje isimo somzimba - ngokuvamile ihilela izici zomzwelo nezengqondo.
Amadoda amaningi abhekana nezinkinga ezingalinganiselwe zokumisa, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokucindezeleka noma ukukhathala. Kodwa-ke, uma lezi zinkinga ziqhubeka amasonto noma izinyanga eziningi, kungase kube yisikhathi sokukhuluma nodokotela.
Izimpawu eziyinhloko ze-ED zilula, kodwa zingase zihluke ngokukhulu nokuvamile. Ungase uqaphele lezi zimpawu uma ubhekene nobuthakathaka bokumisa:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zenzeke ngezikhathi ezithile noma zibe yiphethini ejwayelekile. Abanye amadoda abhekene nokuhluleka okuncane kokuphakama komthondo lapho ukuphakama komthondo kungenzeka kodwa kungelona oluqinile njengokujwayelekile, kanti abanye bangase bangakwazi nhlobo ukuphakama komthondo.
Abanakekeli bezempilo ngokuvamile bahlukanisa ukungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo kubo bobabili abakhulu ngokusekelwe kulokho okubangela inkinga. Ukuqonda le mikhakha kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nicabange ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha.
Ukungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo okuvela emzimbeni kuvela ezinkingeni zomzimba. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinkinga zokugeleza kwegazi, ukonakala kwama-nerve, ukungalingani kwamahomoni, noma imiphumela emibi yemithi. Izigameko eziningi zokungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo kumadoda angaphezu kweminyaka engama-50 ziwela kuleli qembu.
Ukungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo okuvela engqondweni kuvela ezintweni zengqondo noma zomzwelo. Ukuqina, ukukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, izinkinga zobuhlobo, noma ukukhathazeka ngokusebenza konke kungase kube nomthelela kuleli qembu. Amadoda amancane ngokuvamile abhekene nokungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo okuvela engqondweni, nakuba kungase kuthonye noma ubani.
Amadoda amaningi empeleni anayo ukungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo okuxubile, lapho kokubili izici zomzimba nezengqondo zidlalela indima. Kungakho ukuhlolwa okuphelele nokuphathwa kuvame ukubhekana nezici eziningi zesimo.
Ukungakwazi ukuphakama komthondo kwenzeka lapho okuthile kuphazamisa inqubo evamile yokufinyelela ekuphakameni komthondo. Izimbangela zihlukahlukene futhi zivame ukuxhumana, kusukela ezimweni zempilo yomzimba kuya ezintweni zomzwelo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zomzimba zihlanganisa izimo ezithinta ukugeleza kwegazi noma umsebenzi we-nerve:
Izimbangela zengqondo nomzwelo zingaba nethonya elifanayo njengezinto zomzimba:
Izici zesitayela sokuphila nazo zidlalela indima ebalulekile ekusebenzeni kwesondo:
Imithi ethile ingase ibe nomthelela e-ED njengomphumela ohlangothini. Lokhu kufaka phakathi imithi ethile yegazi, imithi yokulwa nokucindezeleka, imithi yokulwa ne-allergies, kanye nemithi yezimo ze-prostate.
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, i-ED ingabangelwa ukulimala komgogodla, izinkinga zokuthuthukiswa kokuthuthukiswa, noma izimo zezinzwa ezinjengobuningi be-sclerosis noma isifo se-Parkinson. Lezi zimo zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile nezindlela zokwelapha.
Kufanele ucabange ngokukhuluma nodokotela uma izinkinga zesondo ziqhubeka amasonto ambalwa noma uma zikubangela ukukhathazeka. Ukungenelela kwangaphambili kuvame ukuletha imiphumela emihle futhi kungavimbela isimo ekubeni libi.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva uma uhlangabezana ne-ED kanye nezinye izimpawu ezinjengokucindezeleka kwesifuba, ukuphefumula okunzima, noma ukukhungatheka. Lokhu kungase kubonise izinkinga ze-cardiovascular ezidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Kubalulekile futhi ukubona udokotela uma i-ED iqala ngokuzumayo, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebancane, njengoba lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esibucayi esingaphansi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma izinkinga zesondo zithinta ubuhlobo bakho noma zibangela ukukhathazeka okukhulu, usizo lochwepheshe lungenza umehluko obalulekile.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuxoxa nge-ED nodokotela kuyinto evamile kubo. Bayeqeqeshwe ukusingatha lezi zingxoxo ngokuziphatha okuhle nobungcweti, ngakho awudingi ukuzizwa uhluphekile ngokufuna usizo.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuthola i-ED, nakuba ukuba nezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nezinkinga. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela uma kungenzeka.
Izinto ezihlobene nobudala ziphakathi kwezingozi ezivamile kakhulu:
Izimo zezempilo ezihlobene nokujikeleza kwegazi noma ukusebenza kwama-nerve zikhuphula kakhulu ingozi ye-ED:
Izinto zokuphila zingathinta kakhulu amazinga engcupo yakho:
Imithi ethile nezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingakhuphula ingozi, kufaka phakathi amanye ama-antidepressants, imithi ye-blood pressure, kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-prostate cancer noma i-enlarged prostate.
Kwizimo ezingavamile, izinto ezihlobene ne-genetic noma izimo ezingokwemvelo ezihlobene nokujikeleza kwegazi noma ukusebenza kwama-nerve zingenza umuntu abe ne-ED. Umlando womndeni we-cardiovascular disease ungakhuphula futhi ingozi ngokungaqondile.
Nakuba i-ED ngokwayo ingayingozi eyingozi ebulalayo, ingabangela izinkinga ezingathinta kakhulu impilo yakho jikelele kanye nokunambitheka kokuphila. Ukulungisa lezi zinkinga ezingase zenzeke ngokushesha kungavimbela ukuba zingabi yizinkinga ezinkulu.
Izinkinga zobuhlobo nezingokomzwelo zivame ukuba yizinto ezibaluleke kakhulu eziqala ukubonakala:
Izinkinga zempilo yomzimba zingase zenzeke uma izimo ezingaphansi kwazo zingaphathwa:
I-ED ingabonisa nezimo zempilo ezinkulu ezingaphansi ezidinga ukunakekelwa. Ngezinye izikhathi iyisibonakaliso sokuqala sesifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, noma ezinye izimo eziningi ezidinga ukuphathwa kwemithi.
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, izinkinga zengqondo ezingaphathwe zingabangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu, ukukhathazeka, noma ukuphazamiseka kobuhlobo. Kodwa-ke, ngokwelashwa okulungile nokwesekwa, lezi zinkinga zivimbeka kakhulu.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukugwema zonke izimbangela ze-ED, ikakhulukazi izinguquko ezihlobene nobudala, izimo eziningi zingavimbeka noma zilimele ngokukhetha impilo enempilo. Imikhuba efanayo evikelekile inhliziyo yakho ivame ukuvikela umsebenzi wakho wokuphakama.
Imikhuba yempilo yenhliziyo yisisekelo sokuvimbela i-ED:
Ukuphatha izimo ezingapheli kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho:
Impilo yengqondo nokuphathwa kwengcindezi kudlala indima ebalulekile ekunqobeni:
Ukuhlolwa njalo kwemithi kungasiza ekutholeni nasekwelapheni izimo ezingase ziholele ku-ED ngaphambi kokuba zibangele izinkinga. Ukuba nokuqapha ngempilo yakho kuvame ukukhokhela imivuzo ekugcineni umsebenzi wezocansi njengoba ukhula.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-ED kuhilela ukulinganiswa okubanzi ukuze kutholwe kokubili izimpawu nezizathu zazo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzothatha indlela ephelele ukuqonda isimo sakho esithile nokuthuthukisa uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo.
Ukuqala kokuxhumana nomlando kuyisisekelo sokuhlonishwa:
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kusiza ekutholeni izimbangela zomzimba ezingase zibe khona:
Izivivinyo zelebhu zingaveza izimo zempilo eziyingozi:
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angakuncoma ukuhlolwa okukhethekile njengokuhlolwa kwe-ultrasound ukuhlola ukujikeleza kwegazi kuya elungwini lesilisa, noma ukuhlolwa kokumisa ubusuku ukuhlola umsebenzi wezinzwa ngesikhathi ulele.
Ngokwesilinganiso, ukuhlolwa okuthuthukile njengokuhlolwa kwe-angiography noma ukuhlolwa kokusabalala kwezinzwa kungase kudingeke uma ukuhlolwa kokuqala kungavezi izimpendulo ezicacile noma uma kukhona izimo eziyingozi eziyimfihlo ezithathwa njengokungabaza.
Ukuphathwa kwe-ED kuye kwathuthuka kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, ngezinketho eziningi eziphumelelayo ezitholakalayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlangana nawe ukuthola indlela efanele isimo sakho, impilo yakho, kanye nezifiso zakho.
Imithi yomlomo ngokuvamile iyindlela yokuqala yokwelapha abantu abaningi abadala:
Ukwelashwa kokufakwa kwamahomoni kungasiza uma i-testosterone ephansi ihlanganyela e-ED:
Uwelwesi lwengqondo kanye nokwelashwa kulungisa izici zomzwelo nobuhlobo:
Izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile ziyatholakala uma imithi yomlomo ingafaneleki:
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho i-ED ivela ezinkingeni ze-anatomical ezithile, ukulungiswa kokucaciswa kungase kunconywe. Lokhu kungafaka izinqubo zokulungisa imithambo yegazi eyonakele noma ukulungisa ukugoba okuphazamisa umsebenzi.
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukusebenza kangcono lapho izindlela eziningi zihlanganiswe, kulungiswa kokubili izici zokwenyama nezingqondo zesimo.
Ukuthatha indima ephambili ekunakekelweni kwakho kungathuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela yokwelashwa kanye nempilo yakho jikelele. Ukukhathalela kwakho ngokwakho ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-ED kuhilela amasu okwenyama nangokomzwelo asekelayo ukululama kwakho.
Ukushintsha indlela yokuphila kungathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa kwemithi:
Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka nemizwa kubalulekile ekwelapheni okuphumelelayo:
Ukuphathwa kwemithi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezincazelo:
Khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha isikhathi ukuze kubonise imiphumela ephelele. Bekezela nenqubo futhi ugcine uxhumano olujwayelekile neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokuqhubeka kwakho nanoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungakusiza ukuthi uthole okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wezempilo futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi zonke izindaba ezibalulekile zihlanganiswe. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ekuxilongeni okuchaneke kakhulu nasekulungiseni kangcono kokwelashwa.
Butha ulwazi olubalulekile ngaphambi kokubonisana kwakho:
Imininingwane yomlando wezokwelapha ezizosiza ekuxoxweni:
Ulwazi lokuziphatha udokotela wakho ozofuna ukukwazi:
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe umlingani wakho ekubonisweni uma ukhululekile ukwenza kanjalo. Bangakunikeza umbono owengeziwe futhi bazokulungele kangcono ukusekela ukwelashwa kwakho uma beqonda uhlelo.
Ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo ngesikhathi sokubonisana kwakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ulindele imibuzo futhi ufuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uyiqonda ngokugcwele isimo sakho kanye nezinketho zokwelashwa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde nge-ED ukuthi iyisimo sezokwelapha esivamile, esingaphatheka esithinta izigidi zamadoda. Awuwedwa ekuhlangatshezaneni nale nkinga, futhi ukufuna usizo kuyisibonakaliso sokuthatha umthwalo wempilo yakho, hhayi ubuthakathaka.
Ukwehluleka kokuma kwelungu (ED) kuvame ukubonisa ezinye izinkinga zempilo ezifanele ukunakekelwa, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zenhliziyo noma isifo sikashukela. Ukunakekelwa kokwehluleka kokuma kwelungu kuvame ukuletha ukuthuthuka empilweni jikelele nokuphileni okuhle ngaphezu nje kokusebenza kobulili.
Amaphesenti okuphumelela kokwelashwa aphezulu, ikakhulu uma usebenzisana eduze nabaphakeli bezempilo futhi uhlale uvulekele ukuzama izindlela ezahlukene. Amadoda amaningi athola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha nokushintsha indlela yokuphila nokubhekana nezici zezengqondo kunikeza imiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi impilo yobulili iyisigaba esibalulekile sempilo jikelele nekhwalithi yokuphila. Ungavumeli ukuhlanya noma ihlazo likuvimbele ekutholeni usizo olufanele. Abaphakeli bezempilo bayeqeqeshwe ukuxoxa ngalezi zindaba ngokuchwephesha nangomusa.
Nakuba i-ED iba yinto evamile njengoba ukhula, akuyona ingxenye engaqaleki yokuguga. Amadoda amaningi agcina esebenza kahle kokuma kwelungu kwaze kwaba eminyakeni yawo eminingi. Izinguquko ezihlobene nobudala emazingeni e-hormone nasekujikelezeni kwegazi zingase zifake isandla e-ED, kodwa lezi zinkinga zivame ukwelashwa. Okubalulekile ukunakekela izimo zempilo eziyisisekelo nokugcina imikhuba yempilo enhle njengoba ukhula.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka kungenza noma kukubi ukwehluleka kokuma kwelungu. Ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kuchaphazela amazinga e-hormone, ukucindezeleka kwegazi, kanye nengqondo yakho jikelele, konke lokhu kungaphazamisa ukusebenza kobulili. Ukukhathazeka ngokusebenza kungakha isiphelo lapho ukukhathazeka nge-ED kwenza inkinga ibe mbi kakhulu. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokupumula, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelulekwa kuvame ukusiza ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kokuma kwelungu kakhulu.
Kubantu abaningi besilisa, imithi yokwelapha i-ED efana neViagra, iCialis, neLevitra iphephile ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside uma ilotshiwe futhi ilawulwa yisikhungo sezokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Kodwa-ke, ayifanele bonke abantu, ikakhulukazi amadoda athatha imithi ethile yenhliziyo noma alabo abanezimo zezempilo ezithile. Ukuhlola okuvamile kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha nokuphumelela kokwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Ukushintsha kwesitayela sokuphila kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukusebenza kokuma, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezilula kuya ezinkulu noma uma i-ED ihlobene nempilo yomzimba, isisindo, noma ukucindezeleka. Ukuzivocavoca njalo, ukudla okunempilo, ukushiya ukubhema, nokuphatha ukucindezeleka kuye kwakusiza amadoda amaningi ukubuyisela umsebenzi ojwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, amanye amadoda adinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngaphezu kokushintsha kwesitayela sokuphila ukuze athole imiphumela emihle.
Qala ingxoxo ngesikhathi esikhululekile ngaphandle kwegumbi lokulala, ube othembekile ngalokho okubhekana nakho. Chaza ukuthi i-ED iyisimo sezempilo, hhayi ukubonakaliswa kwemizwa yakho ngomlingani wakho. Gxila ekugcineni ubudlelwano nobuhlobo ngenkathi usebenza ekwelapheni. Izibini eziningi zithola ukuthi ukukhulumisana okuvulekile empeleni kuqina ubuhlobo bazo futhi kuholele ebuhlotsheni obuhle ngokujwayelekile.
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