Dr. Anne Truong explains that erectile dysfunction and sexual desire are separate things. ED affects your ability to get an erection, but most men with ED keep their desire intact. She recommends blood work to check for cardiovascular or metabolic causes, plus a Mediterranean diet, regular exercise, better sleep, and quitting smoking.
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Hello there, Modern Man. I'm Dr. Anne Truang. I'm a sexual health specialist. I've treated over 7,000 men with ED. In today's episode, we want to ask the question, does a man with ED feel desire? I got that from the comment from one of our episodes. I wanted to address that. And the bottom line is yes, yes, yes, yes. Most men with ED retain their sexual desire. Now, ED and libido or sexual desire are distinct aspect of the male sexual function and that often they remain independent of one another. While ED affects the mechanical ability or the physical ability to achieve or maintain erection. Sexual desire or libido, the psychological and physiological drive for sexual activity which typically persists in most men experiencing ed. Because the sexual drive really starts in the brain. The sexual desire and drive is in the brain. And you know that I always talk about that erection starts in the brain first, not in the penis. So it has to kind of start with sexual desire and activity. And most men that have ED also have their libido and sexual desire. But it also helped them be motivated to get their ED resolved because they still have the desire for sexual relations. So that is a good thing somewhat as well, unless you have motor of depression or anxiety, performance anxiety that goes along with that which then will suppress the desire over a period of time. So there is a distinct difference between ED and sexual desire. And understanding the relationship between ED and sexual desire require that you recognize that these represent true components the male sexual function. So ED is really defined as the persistent inability to achieve or maintain penile erections sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. While libido is simply the desire for sex. While ED and low libido may occur at the same time, but they are quite different. So if a man feels aroused, but the penis may not be able to maintain the erection two separate function, even almost two separate nerve path as well too. So the research that demonstrate that sexual desire and ED operate as separate system and that many men maintain strong sexual interest despite ed. And also shows that men with low desire does not mean that they have worsening ed. That's actually good news. Your desire still continues. It's just the physical mentality of able to maintain the erection. But another good news, that if you have morning erection, this should serve as a crucial diagnostic indicator preserve sexual function. And it may just be due that to stress, maybe due to performance anxiety. So you want to keep in mind to pay attention to your morning or nighttime erection. So the bottom line is this, sexual desires still exist. Even you have ED and it doesn't really decrease unless you have long time ED along with performance anxiety. More so that if you have ED initially, start to get blood work, see your doctor and rule out other physical causes of your ED such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity or diabetes. And work the four pillars maintaining sexual health. Mediterranean diet, exercise, even 30 minutes three to four times a week. Get adequate sleep and stress reduction and stop smoking and moderating alcohol and porn. The whole point I'm trying to say is that your desire is actually a good thing. It's persistent. It drives you so that way you can be motivated to get rid of your ED about it and get out of being embarrassed, get out of living with ED and feeling frustrated as well. Okay? So use that as a strength and the motivator for you to start resolving your ED and getting breakthrough to your ed. So I hope you enjoyed this episode. I thought it was a great question and very, very pertinent to what we've been about talking, talking about at this point. And just know that there are alternative to getting out of ED besides just medication alone. Check out the course I have get wood now down below to get a roadmap on how to get out of ed. And also check down below for the Mediterranean diet, the Goodwood smoothie, those are yours for free. In fact, for sexual pillars such as the diet, the pelmetiterine diet, I have the link down below for you for free. And exercise. All you need to do, do 30 minutes three times a week. Sleep. Try to get as much sleep as you can, seven hours a day. Stress reduction, which is either through breathing. Check out my video Breathing out of ED and then also meditation. You could use an app for that. And also exercise will also decrease your stress level as well. So check it out and also know that we have a safe and discreet space for you to get out of ed. That's the modern man club. When we're together, we will get you the roadmap for you to start getting out of ED to sexual performance again. Check it out@noedman.com which is our modern man club. Having said that, I will see you in the next episode. Do not suffer in silence. Let's create the sexual revolution for sexual longevity. Take care. Okay, modern men, you are not alone. And you don't have to suffer anymore either. It can feel isolating, frustrating and even defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of not feeling like yourself. It's exhausting. But here's the truth. You are not broken. You are not alone. You. 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 term. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course@getwoodnow.com I'll see you there.
