Erectile dysfunction complications and solutions

March 23, 2016

Erectile dysfunction complications and solutions: What is Erectile Dysfunction or ED?

Being called impotent can be very embarrassing and that is why erectile dysfunction complications solutions must be found.

Being called impotent can be very embarrassing but the pain of living with that state of impotency is even much greater than just being embarrassed. Many may just feel this from a distance but the actual victims of this situation (erectile dysfunction complications) are the ones that understand the magnitude of the problem. Therefore what really is erectile dysfunction complications or ED as it is commonly known? Erectile dysfunction complications can therefore be defined as the state of being unable repeatedly to get an erection that is firm enough to sustain a sexual intercourse. Besides that erectile dysfunction or impotency can also be used to mean other complications that are likely to interfere with sexual intercourse and reproduction including sexual urge and problems of orgasm and ejaculation.

According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, any damage caused to the nerves, arteries, smooth muscles and fibrous tissues that are normally instigated as a result of a disease, is the most common cause of erectile penile dysfunction. It is important also to note that health conditions like diabetes, kidney problems, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease and neurologic disease are the major culprits and accounts for about 70 percent of all known erectile dysfunction cases. And even though this condition can attack anybody, available statistics indicate that about 35% – 50% of men who are struggling with diabetes are most affected by this condition ED.

Erectile dysfunction complications and solutions: Causes of ED?

Before any action is taken to this problem, it is only reasonable that we get to the root cause of the problem. That way we will be addressing the problem from a very informed position and solution finding will not take long since we shall have already known the cause. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD, President and also the founder of the establishment, defects preventing an appropriate erectile tissue response are likely to interfere with one’s reproductive capability. Erection of the penis is a hemodynamic action that tissue of the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum. It is important to note that this tissue are very important and they consists of smooth muscle, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and nerves that interact in order to enhance and maintain an accessory blood supply causing erection. Given the need for the blood flow during this response, it is clear that vascular insufficiency can decrease erectile capability.

From the experts point of view it is believed that the vascular insufficiency is likely to be a common pathology of erectile dysfunction. And for that reason available statistics indicates that up to 80% of all cases of erectile dysfunction can be attributed insufficient or reduced blood flow which is also associated with some underlying vascular disease. Over the years and in a bid to finding lasting solution to this, a lot has been done including the use of pharmacological methods available for the treatment of erectile dysfunction including the use of vasodilators like Viagra and Cialis. Nonetheless the challenge with vasodilators is that they are only able to induce temporal responses and therefore may not be very effective for many patients due to the underlying endothelial damages. Besides that it is also important to note that these medications can also have serious side-effect including bringing health complications like heart attack, stroke and sometimes may even course premature death. Finally with those complications experts are of the opinion that the best treatment of erectile dysfunction complications can therefore be done using Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) procedures. These are effective in the sense that they address tissues defects or vascular disease aspects of erectile dysfunction. Therefore such applications are likely to provide much longer term therapy and may even provide a more permanent treatment solution to this problem.

Erectile dysfunction complications and solutions: The relationship between ED and Diabetes

Erectile dysfunction is significantly common in men who have diabetes which damages nerves and blood vessels. Erectile dysfunction can also be linked to other conditions common in men who have diabetes, such as high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. ED is three times more common in patients with diabetes mellitus. ED in diabetes strongly correlates with the level of glucose control, duration of disease and diabetic complications. Besides diabetes the following are also some of the possible reasons that may cause one to have erectile dysfunction:

Emotional or psychological causes including Depression, Stress, anxiety or other mental health conditions
Heart disease, High blood pressure, neurological disease
Low testosterone levels in men
Medications such as antidepressants, antihistamines and medications to treat high blood pressure, pain or prostate cancer.
Metabolic syndrome (a condition involving increased blood pressure, high insulin levels, body fat around the waist and high cholesterol
Obesity and chronic inflammation,
Parkinson’s disease, Multiple sclerosis disease
Peyronie’s disease (development of scar tissue)
Surgeries or injuries that affect the pelvic area or spinal cord
Tobacco; Alcoholism and misuse of other drug abuse

Finally we are going to continue exploring various treatment solutions in our next article and we want to encourage you to keep on the link and be the first to know. Doctor Akoury and her team of experts will be very helpful to us in understanding how PRP, Stem cell procedures work. This is one discussion you don’t want to miss. Therefore invite a friend and let us find solution to erectile dysfunction complications together. But in the meantime, if you have any concern about this problem, you can consult with doctor Dalal Akoury anytime any day for a one on one discussion.

Erectile dysfunction complications and solutions: What is Erectile Dysfunction or ED?

Abnormal Sexual Behaviors And Their Treatment

March 21, 2016

Dealing with sexual disorder

Abnormal sexual behaviors or alternatively called ‘Paraphilias’. According to DSM paraphilias all have in common distressing and repetitive sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors. These fantasies, urges, or behaviors must occur for a significant period of time and must interfere with either satisfactory sexual relations or everyday functioning if the diagnosis is to be made. There is also a sense of distress within these individuals. In other words, they typically recognize the symptoms as negatively impacting their life but feel as if they are unable to control them. There are plenty of behaviors when undertaken excessively they become abnormal, though there are therapy and rehabilitation solutions available to these issues, but it can only be done if a person seeks help which seldom happens.

Serial infidelity or the urge to have multiple extra marital affairs is one of the earliest signs of presenting paraphilias. During this, a person is driven by the desire of having sex with a number of people without considering the emotional harm they do to themselves or others. These behaviors could escalate to having multiple one-night stands. While its considered normal for people to have one night stand once in a while or mistakenly getting caught in a moment and having sex. Generally speaking there is no FDA approved drug that can treat these kinds of addictions but related symptoms such as anxiety, depression and frustration are completely treatable which reduce the severity of disorder.

Sex is considered a private act for majority of people, but having a repetitive uncanny desire of having sex with multiple partners at the same time is a form of sexual abnormality. Sex normally occurs between people who have developed some kind of attraction and affection towards each other or somehow they know each other through some source but people having abnormal sexual behaviors crave for sex with anonymous partners or simply strangers. These individuals also spend a significant amount of time in planning these activities, at time the mere imagination of involving in sexual activities with a stranger or multiple partners become sources of satisfaction and gratification for these individuals.

Escort/prostitution addiction is another major abnormal sexual behavior that progresses as the disorder gains severity. Individuals addicted to escorts could not help control the urge of going to prostitutes for sexual gratification. On the other hand, they can practice those sexual acts like sadistic and masochistic acts with prostitutes easily but it is very unlikely that their permanent partner (spouse/girlfriend) would be willing to get involved in these risky acts. Their urge for this sadistic sexual gratification keeps them bounded to escort addiction. People addicted to escorts generally practice unsafe sex and thus falls prey to sexually transmitted diseases as they lack a sense of self harm.

Persistent use of pornography and addiction to masturbation is one of the most common sexual addictions, a person suffering this addiction lack a sense of control over their sexual needs that are fulfilled by pornography. Sexual Boundary Problems occur when a person fails to recognize that who should be seen in a sexual way and who should not. They have no respect for social barriers and norms’ regarding sexual behaviors and what is considered appropriate and what’s not. Addiction to port can progress towards Cybersex, cybersex Addiction or Abuse where an individual gets involved in sexual practices with people over internet. This kind of addiction involves phone sex, sex through text messages (sexting), and sex over video calls with people sitting miles apart.

People addicted to sex often get involved with exhibitionism and voyeurism. Exhibitionism is the act of exposing those parts of one’s body that are not normally exposed – for example, the breasts, genitals or buttocks in a public or a semi private gathering. The practice may arise from a yearning or obligation to expose themselves in such a manner to groups of friends or acquaintances, or to strangers for their amusement or gain sexual attention or satisfaction. Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions usually considered being of a private nature. In voyeurism, observer mostly do not interact with the subject being observed and it merely involves only seeing them but many times it involves filming or photographs to be used afterwards for abnormal sexual gains.

Sexual harassment, molestation and rape are the extreme form of abnormal sexual behavior. All of these are considered sexual offences as well. Not every sex addict comes as far as committing these offences but a great majority of sex offenders are sex addicts. All of these acts involve a non-consenting child, adult or even an aged individual, who is forced to have intercourse or other related sexual activities with the offender in a totally inhumane manner.

When a person is seen with all of the above or few of these abnormal behaviors, it is mandatory that these addictions should be treated for their own good and for the safety of those around them. Unfortunately there is no drug that can treat these forms of addiction due to a lack of generalization of symptoms, but there are a number of psycho-therapy options available for such individuals. Some options include:

Individual therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Psychodynamic therapy
Dialectical-Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Group therapy
Couple’s counseling or Marriage counseling.
12-step recovery.
Inpatient therapy

If you are interested in learning about these therapy options in detail, follow the link below and get registered with us.
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When Does Sexuality Begin?

March 19, 2016

Stages of the beginning of sexuality

beginning of sexuality There had been times when sex and sexuality were one of the least discussed topics, they were more like taboos. But nowadays it’s perfectly normal to discuss them; these are still fairly personal but no more considered as forbidden knowledge. The terms Sexuality and sexual orientation are sometimes alternatively used for each other and to a great extant its well justified. Sexuality is about understanding your personal sexual feelings and attractions towards others while sexual orientation is exploring your sexuality and placing yourself in pre-defined categories such as heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality. There is no definite age at which sexuality begins as there are multiple environmental and social factors that are responsible for it. Biological and socially the age of beginning depends upon Gender, hormonal balance, ethnicity, family values, substance and drug use, socioeconomic makeup, religious beliefs, cultural views about sex, women liberation etc.

It’s not justified to say that sexuality only begins when a child starts understanding its environment because we all are sexual beings, even an infant have a different overall body structure and organs distinctly a male or a female or sometimes both, these factors through some extant can predict a child’s sexual orientation. On the other hand young children are usually curious about their bodies, between ages zero to five, it is considered normal for them to touch their own body parts and also ask questions about related topics.

Gender plays a very important role in the onset of sexuality. It refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that are assigned to men and women in any given society There are defined gender roles and expectation in every society that how men and women should behave. There are cultures where it is alright for men to talk about sex whether women are expected to stay silent on these matters. They cannot be assertive about their sexual preference and orientation; simply they are not given enough liberation to express their sexual desires.

The hormonal theory of sexuality and gender identity explains in detail that, exposure to certain hormones at early stages of development plays a very important role in fetal sex differentiation, such exposure also has a strong influence on the sexual orientation and or gender identity that emerges later in the adult. Differences in brain structure that come about from chemical messengers and genes interacting on developing brain cells are believed to be the basis of sex differences in countless behaviors, including sexual orientation. Prenatal factors that affect or interfere with the interaction of these hormones on the developing brain can influence later sex-typed behavior in children. On the other hand hormonal production and balance biologically determines the increased awareness of sexual behaviors in children. Usually children start facing hormonal changes after the age of ten that greatly impacts their attitude towards sex and sexuality.

Socioeconomic and environmental issues have long been discussed as key role players in the onset of sexuality in children. Within sound socio economic settings, children are more exposed to facilities such as internet, magazines, sex educations guides and most importantly social media at an early age. Also in cultural settings where public show of affection is culturally accepted, children possess early beginning of sexuality. They have more references to real life so they could understand their own desires in a much better way as compared to those children who do not have access to our basic information systems and facilities. The trends of proper sex education in a culture can enhance the rates of children getting involved in sexual habits at an early age. On the other hand educated families tend to be more open about sex and sex education with their children. The question “what is the appropriate age?” for discussing such personal and sensitive topics with children has haunted parents and psychologists for a long time, but now it’s an established fact that healthy sex education can greatly reduce the risk of children developing aberrant sexual habits due to wrong information from wrong sources.

In societies where children can have easy access to drugs and other similar substances, it has been seen that sexual behavioral abnormalities and early understanding of sexual practices occur as one of the many side effects of these drugs. The concept of normal and abnormal habits is totally relevant to the age of a child. There are practices that are considered for a child five years of age but the same practices are normal for a child around ten years of age.

One more important parameter in determining the commencement of sexuality is religious practices. Religious practices often forbid extra marital sex, and private habits like masturbation. From a psychological perspective it is perfectly normal a child to have inappropriate thoughts and touching their own body parts but these same practices are at time forbidden, when these practices are strictly followed, children are kept socially isolated from being getting indulged in such activities that can delay social inception of sexuality.

In conclusion, the commencement of sexuality can not only be based one or few factors, it’s a complex process which has equal involvement of biological processes and social and environmental practices around the individuals. Sexuality cannot be generalized, every individual is unique and so are their experiences towards life, there are multiple encounters that shape the sexual orientation of a child. Even once decided and sorted out, there are significant chances that a person’s sexuality can change over the period of time. These intricate matters still need a lot of discussion to answer more complex questions related to this basic knowledge. For this purpose we have arranged Integrative Addiction Conference which focuses on more sensitive issues of human sexuality and addiction. It is a great opportunity for health professionals. Students, psychologists, policy makers and every related field experts to join this platform and help build an integrated system for the solution of current problems related to above mentioned issues.

What is Sexual addiction?

March 18, 2016

Sex addiction explained.

Sexual addiction is best described as a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts. Like all of the present forms of addictions, the negative impact of addiction on addict and family members progressively increase with the progress of disease. This addiction if left unattended, take a toll on the addict’s life and forces the individual to heap on the addictive behavior to have the same level of satisfaction that was attainable through less effort at the beginning of disease. As every individual possess unique personality, the intensity of disease is also variable for every addict. For some their addictive behavior does not surpasses the grim need of masturbation, extensive addiction to pornography or cybersex and other chat sex facilities but for others, it can acquire a more severe form forcing them to get involved in certain abnormal activities like exhibitionism, voyeurism, obscene phone calls, child molestation or rape. It is not necessary that this disease forces individuals to commit sex crimes. They can keep it personal because statistics show that not all sex offenders are sex addicts but there is a significant percentage i.e. 55% who can be considered sex addicts.

Sexual addiction could not be put into distinct categories because of the variability of reasons and factors but still chiefly it involves excess addiction masturbation, pornography, prostitution, fantasy, sadistic or masochistic behavior, Exhibition/Voyeurism, other excessive sexual pursuits like child molestation, insatiable lust for partners, rapid switching of partners for sexual satisfaction, emotional detachment and lack of satisfaction through normal sexual practices. The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity states that a sex addict will continue to engage in certain sexual behaviors despite facing prospective health risks, financial and economic harms, shattered and unsuccessful relationships or even arrest.

It is an established fact that sex offenders do not solely act for sexual delight, but rather out of a troubled desire for authority, supremacy, control or vengeance, or a perverted and distorted expression of anger. A sex addict may suffer a single form of sexual addiction or it may practices all of its forms depending upon the severity of disease and course of time an addict have been indulged in these activities. Sexual addiction is usually considered an emotional/psychological sexual disorder but it does manifests itself in physical form. Sometime it’s evident from ones behavior that they are thinking about some really perverse act as it becomes difficult for addicts to control their behavior.

Sex addicts often face problems defining healthy boundaries, they either completely become desolate, depressed, mysterious, frustrated, and humiliated or they could become completely opposite of these, being excessively getting involved with people sexually regardless of respecting the choice of their partners or potential partners towards them. Majority of sex addicts could not walk out of unhealthy relationships because of their extreme paranoia of abandonment. On contrary to this, their sexual lust might make them leave their healthy relationships in the worst of ways without caring about the emotions of people around them.

Sexual addiction can develop due to factors that encompass all aspects of an individual’s life. Researchers have found that there could be some biological explanations for sex addiction. An individual could have a genetic tendency towards emotional volatility, impulsivity or negative attention seeking behavior. Existence of other metal conditions like stress, anxiety or depression can also play a major role in manifestation of sexual addiction. Higher levels of sex hormones are other key players that can increase the chances of excessive involvement in sexual activities. Psychologically, those that have been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, or have a tendency toward “manic” states, are much more likely to engage in excessive or risky sexual behavior. Apart from these causes an early history of child abuse, molestation or exposure to explicit content at an inappropriate age can result into aberrant sexual behaviors.

Sexual addiction can have deleterious effects on individual’s life and the life of those around them. According to the stats of Departmental Management of the USDA, about 38% of men and 45% of women with sex addictions have a venereal disease as a result of their behavior. On the other hand in female addicts pregnancy is a main side effect related to these sexual practices. In a survey, around 70% of women have experienced an unwanted pregnancy due to their untamed sexual ventures. Socially, sex addiction can result in decline of personal relationships and decreased productivity in working environments, resulting in financial problems. Health wise, these excessive sexual activities greatly increase the chance of contacting sexually transmitted diseases.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, Volume Four categorizes sex addiction, under the category “Sexual Disorders”. It is immensely imperative to know that although sex and porn addiction are not “formally” diagnosable, these situations exist and often present with very unpleasant consequences and towering levels of distress, guilt, and emotional tumult. If you can relate to the symptoms mentioned above, or know somebody who meets these criteria, do not hesitate to ask for help. There are a number of available options for treatment including psychotherapy, medication and hormonal therapy but diagnosis and self-assessment is the key to get help in the first place. If you think you need help we are organizing an international conference titled “Integrative Addiction conference” whose sole purpose is to unite medical health professional, psychologists and other stake holder on one platform. Speakers from all over the world are going to discuss multiple aspects of addiction. This is just a tremendous opportunity to get a lot of valuable information without any kind of hesitation. You can find more information here http://integrativeaddictionconference.com/ . Get yourself registered today and avail this opportunity to understand yourself and your loved ones in better ways. Alternatively if you have some valuable suggestions and knowledge of the said field, you can join us as one of our speakers, so register right now and spread awareness. After all it’s the right of every human being to be loved and understood despite of innumerous flaws we all possess.

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle

March 17, 2016

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: What you need to know about hormones

With a better understanding hormones power, when kept at youthful levels all the time, we will age slowly and gracefully

The human body is kept and maintained by hormones power. These are chemicals which help keep the proper functionalities of the body normally and optimally in all areas including keeping your bones healthy, perfection in sexual health, focus and sharp brains. In fact hormones are actually involved in nearly all the biological functions besides what we have already mention others may include growth and metabolism, aging, weight management and even matters relating to immune functions. Therefore hormones power and especially the estrogen is very critical in the body since it goes beyond alleviating the common symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. Besides all these the hormones power also can affect your brain, your cognitive ability and mental acuity or sharpness, short term memory as well as mood.

Doctor Dalal Akoury notes that even though these hormones play such critical roles in the body, there could be some problems here and there and especially when women become premenopausal or menopausal causing their ovaries either to decrease or stop producing sufficient units of the hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. When this happens and more with estrogen, there will be some profound effects on memory and mood, ability to keep proper management of your body weight as well as your overall sense of well-being. It is therefore very important that at any given time the hormones needs to be well balanced for then to discharge their functions well.

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: The role estrogen play

The change in estrogen levels that occur, even as early as premenopause, causes a disruption in chemicals in our brain called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters including Seratonin, Dopamine and Gaba are all reduced when estrogen levels decline. Besides they are also essential for maintaining mood, energy levels, sexual function decreasing stress, and improving upon sleep. Estrogen’s effect on mood is due to its ability to decreased seratonin levels and endorphins when levels are low. When estrogen levels are balanced, under normal hormonal states that we achieve through our program, women experience a dramatic improvement in mood. Estrogen actually protects nerves in your brain and encourages the formation of new communications between nerves. Many women we see have developed symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood swings due to fluctuating or declining estrogen levels. The good news is, there is hope and treatment is available. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned above or below, I strongly urge you to have your hormone levels checked for deficiencies. Once I have your blood work and take a detailed history, we can initiate our program that naturally and effectively alleviates symptoms due to both hormone and brain chemistry imbalance.

Symptoms of estrogen deficiency

Depression or Mood Swings
Dry Scaling Skin
Foggy Thinking
Headaches
Hot Flashes
Increased number of Fine Lines in Skin
Loss of Libido
Low Energy
Night Sweats
Short Term Memory Loss
Sleep Problems
Urine Leakage
Vaginal Dryness
Weight Gain

Progesterone

Progesterone, like estrogen, has a multitude of effects throughout the body. Many of the effects of progesterone can be attributed to its ability to oppose or counter-balance the action of estrogen. Multiple physical and psychological problems at midlife are often caused by an imbalance between progesterone and estrogen, rather than a specific deficiency. Similar to estrogen’s affects’ on the brain, the brain is also highly responsive to progesterone. Insomnia, anxiety, and migraines are just a few of the conditions linked to an imbalance of progesterone. Whereas estrogen has an excitatory effect on the brain, progesterone’s effect is calming. Our goal is to establish the optimum natural hormone balance of both estrogen and progesterone. It is possible and can be tailored to meet your individual needs at the lowest dose needed. Imbalance between Progesterone and Estrogen Symptoms:

Irregular sleep patterns
Blood sugar level imbalance
Breast tissue overgrowth
Cyclical migraines
Depression and anxiety
Low libido.
Thyroid hormone dysfunction
Uterine lining excess tissue buildup

Testosterone

Testosterone is a hormone that is not only vital to men, but also women. Testosterone is an important sex hormone in women that not only regulates sex drive (libido), but also helps regulate bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength as well as energy levels. Like men women produce testosterone, albeit in smaller amounts, in their bodies as well. When levels are low, women experience not only loss of libido, but also weight gain and low energy and depression.

Symptoms of low testosterone:

Abdominal fat also known as pot belly
Deterioration in memory and cognitive skills
Decreased muscle mass and strength
Reduced sex drive (poor libido)
Fatigue where individual gets tired quite easily
Poor concentrate
Increased depression
Loss of body hair
Psychological symptoms including swinging mood, depression, anxiety, lack of vitality and sleep problems.
Sagging Skin

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: Achieving hormone balance

Finally by now we should be familiar with the symptoms of hormones power imbalance that occur during premenopause and menopause. The list is endless but they may include changes in mood, irritability and increased mood swings, hot flashes, anxiety, not to mention aging and sagging of the skin and changes in sexual function and response. You could use a non-invasive lab test to help you know your hormone levels more so if you are experiencing any of the three symptoms we have already discussed. From the testing you will able to know what natural, alternative, or medical therapies you should in cooperate to correct the imbalance and disruption in your body’s hormone regulation. Like for instance patients with hormone imbalance visiting AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, she will use bio-identical natural hormones combined with specific dietary changes, anti-oxidants and nutritional supplements. This is one of the safest approaches that effectively address the symptoms of decreased hormone levels as well as nutrition, weight loss and inflammation associated with aging. I want to give you an assurance that if this is your problem, then you need to schedule for an appointment with us today and once you begin we begin administering treatment, you will certainly be delighted with the improvement in Appetite Control and weight loss, heightened libido, mood stabilization, improvement in your skin, and increased energy.

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