In this podcast episode, Dr. Anne Truong MD argues that erectile dysfunction (ED) pills are a temporary fix that do not address the underlying causes of ED. Drawing on over 7,000 treated patients, she explains that an erection depends on six inter‑related systems—brain, emotion, hormones, nerves, blood vessels, and penile muscle—and that failure in any one system leads to dysfunction. She presents ten reasons to stop relying on pills, including the cardiovascular warning sign of untreated ED, the progressive damage to penile tissue, and the limited durability of medication. Dr. Truong outlines her comprehensive, multimodal "Get Hard System," which combines platelet‑rich plasma (PRP) or stem‑cell therapy, focused shockwave therapy, hormone optimization, detailed blood‑work diagnostics, Mediterranean diet and exercise, Botox for penile muscle, and a lifestyle‑support app (Well World). Patient case studies (Randy, Carl, Terrence) illustrate how addressing the root causes restores erections, improves relationships, and reduces long‑term health risks. The episode ends with calls to action for the Modern Man Club, Renew with Dr. Anne, and the Get Wood Now Boost program, urging listeners to seek a full medical evaluation and adopt the Get Hard System for lasting sexual health.
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If you are taking Viagra or Cialis and they used to work and now they don't work anymore, I need you to listen to this closely. The pill is not the problem. The pill was never the solution. In 25 years, over 7,000 men that I've treated, I've learned one truth. An erection is not a chemistry problem. It is plumbing, wiring, hormone problem. Pills only push the blood through the pipe. That are already breaking down.
This podcast is for you, the modern man. I'm Dr. Anne Truong MD, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and bestselling author of the book Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get started and be sure to visit my website at sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside.
In today's episode, I'm going to give you 10 reasons to stop relying on pills and stop rebuilding again. One thing is this, here's what I want you to do: stop chasing the pill and get a full evaluation of why you have ED and how to create that erection again naturally. The system in your body that need to work again are the brain, the emotion, the hormone, the nerve, the blood vessels, and the penis muscle. That's exactly what we address in the Get Hard System. Because an erection is like an orchestra. If someone in one section is out of tune, this whole symphony just falls apart. Pill plays one note, it does not fix the orchestra. There are 10 reasons why you should do this. Reason number 1, I have a patient, Randy, 78 years old. He had ED for 40 years. 40. He tried everything on the internet, pills, devices, supplements, going to see other doctors. Nothing worked for him. Even his wife left him. He felt ashamed, alone, and frustrated, but he didn't want to live like that. He reached out to me as I was his last resort. After a full evaluation of what's going on with him, we did blood work. We look at the all 6 systems comprehensively, and we treat all the 6 systems, which is the brain, the emotion, the hormone, the nerve, the blood vessels, and the muscle. Randy now have an erection again, able to maintain it, able to keep it, and is able now to date again. How good is that? 40 years reversed, not by a pill, but by fixing the root cause of why he had ED in the first place. Reason number 2: 67% of men with untreated ED have a cardiac event or heart attack within 7 to 10 years. And 6 to 7 of those are fatal, mean death. ED is a warning sign for your heart. So if you paid heed to that, you can actually save yourself from dying of a heart attack. Now, the blood vessel in your penis are smaller than the one in your heart. They break down first. So ED is not just about sex, it's about your body waving a red flag and say, hey, there's some blood vessel problem going on here. You need to look at this because If you don't, it's gonna progress to a heart attack 7 to 10 years down the road. It could even be fatal. So it's not something that you wanna treat yourself. It's not something that you could just look on the internet to treat because would you do that if you have a heart attack? You will call 911, try to get to the hospital as fast as you can. Why are you doing that to ED? ED is just a warning sign, just a decade before the heart attack will happen. So you need to take it seriously and go see the doctor to get a full evaluation. Reason number 3 here, as you can see on the screen, pills do not heal. They borrow. They force blood flow for about maybe 3 to 4 hours, then leave you exactly where you started, sometimes even worse. And you don't want that. When we treat your ED with the Get Hard System, reversing the sick system, We do that with stem cells such as platelet-rich plasma or PRP. We do that with focused shockwave therapy. We do that by measuring your hormone and giving you the hormones that you need. We do that by also doing blood work to see whether you have diabetes or cholesterol, and we work on giving you the Mediterranean diet and an exercise program. We give you Botox to work on the penis muscle. And we also teach you on how to continue to reverse the ED beyond the treatment, beyond the office as well by using the lifestyle factor that we give you in an app called Well World. Now, by doing that, you grow new blood vessel, you regenerate nerve, you fix ED. Okay, modern man, if you're struggling with weak erection, low energy, the food you eat, That could be the big part of the problem. One of the best research-backed ways to boost circulation, support healthy testosterone, and improve sexual performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation, and fuel your hormone naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in both energy and erection within weeks when they shift to this style of eating. So, check out the Mediterranean diet link right here below and get that as soon as you can. Stronger testosterone and better erection. Reason number 4, most men find the pills stop working after about 2 to 3 years.
Why?
Because the damage underneath keeps getting worse. The pills stay the same dose. Or maybe you elevate up the dose. It may not work as well, but the pill is just a band-aid. It's covering up the real problem why you have ED. Your blood flow get worse. You are not only losing your manhood, you're losing your blood vessels as well. So just know that if you're taking the pill, that your ED is gonna get worse over time. Reason number 5, I had a patient, Carl. He had prostate surgery. And then after the prostate surgery, 5 years of ED, pills did not work for him. They offer him an implant and he said no. He joined the Modern Man Club and he didn't even come to the office to get the Get Hard System yet. But in the Modern Man Club, we teach him on how to do the Get Hard System at home where he can get result. In the Modern Man Club, you get started on how to do the Get Hard System, We hold your hand on how to do it. We hold you accountable. And guess what? Within 6 weeks, he started having morning wood again. In 3 months, he was having sex 3 times in a weekend. No pills in his system, just his own body repairing itself with the Get Hard System. And that's what's in the Modern Man Club, which is where he does it himself. With us guiding him along. Reason number 6, the corpus cavernosum or the penis muscle, the tissue in your penis, the muscle that does not get used atrophies or shrinks. So if you have ED, that mean you're not getting erection, that penis continue to be stiffened. It develop scar tissue and it will shrink. Every month that you wait or every month that you have ED, that tissue's gonna be going, silent, it's gonna be shrinking. The longer you wait, the harder it is to bring it back because it becomes stiffer. It is filled with scar tissue and the muscle shrink. I can't tell you how many times I see patients with ED. The flaccid penis is a lot smaller than what it used to be because the muscle shrunk and there's scar tissue that develop in it. Reason number 7, moderate ED today, will become severe ED within a couple of years without treatment. This is not an option. That is a progression. So if you're getting an erection 5 out of 10 times today, do not assume that it is adequate. It will not, not without addressing why you have ED. Reason number 8, when we do a full blood panel to look at inflammation, Hormone, thyroid, cortisol, all your hormones that you're supposed to have, like prolactin, vitamin D, B12, inflammation. Most men learn inflammation. Most men learn things no doctor ever told them. Online clinic, just check your testosterone and then within 5 minutes, mail you a prescription. That is one fuse in a 10-fuse box. We test the whole box. This is how you stop guessing because we do blood work to know where the problem is at within the sex system. Reason number 9. Now, remember when I told you about Randy? Well, Randy's wife actually left him 40 years ago. Randy almost lost his relationship before he found us. He was afraid to date again. He was afraid he's gonna have to live with ED the rest of his life. Now, another patient of mine, Terrence, his marriage was strained until his erection came back and he told me, "Thank God, because I love her and now we are happy again." Pills do not save those marriages. The root cause worked it. Pills do not save those marriages. Fixing the root cause did. The cost of waiting is not just your erection. Your relationship, your confidence, and sometimes even your life. Reason number 10: when you fix the sick system with the Get Hard System, you do not just fix the erection, you lower your chance of getting a heart attack in the future, you raise your energy, you sleep better, you think more clearly, you feel like a man again, because every system that creates an erection also runs the rest of your health. A pill gives you only maybe 4 hours of erection, if at all, 50/50 chance. The Get Hard System can give you the next 20 years. So here's your next step. Here's what I want you to do. I want you to click the link below or go to Renew with Dr. Anne and schedule a free discovery call with my team to see if this is something that we can help you with, if we are a fit, in restoring your erection again. Talk to our ambassador who have walked men through this thousands of times and to see if the Get Hard System is right for you. Book that discovery call, click the link down below, or go to Renew with Dr. Anne. You do not have to live with this. You never did. And just know you are not broken. You can be fixed again, but it takes that step for you to believe that you can and that you need to take that initiative, make that call. I'm Dr. Anne Truong MD. I appreciate you. I see you in the next episode. Okay, modern men, you are not alone and you don't have to suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, The weight of not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the truth. You are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost program is your step-by-step path to sexual confidence and restoration. No more suffering in silence. No more trial and error. Just real solution, real result, and the confidence you deserve. It's time to take back your power on your terms. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.
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