Sun.Star Davao

ERECTION PROBLEM

- BY FRITZ ESPEDILLA, M.D dokfritz@yahoo.com

Dear Dr. Fritz,

Please call me Donny. I have just turned 36 last month. I have some sexual issues that I just cannot tell anyone about because I am embarrasse­d to tell my friends about this. I know you have expertise in this field, and this is the reason, why I am writing you.

I don’t know why I lose my erection so easily. I am getting hard on, but, it wouldn’t last a minute, it seems to die a natural death. It cannot sustain its life and I find it very frustratin­g.

Please help me. I don’t know what to do. I am in the dark and confused.

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Donny of Cabaguio

Dear Donny of Cabaguio,

In your problem, I would recommend a total workup, such as looking at your cholestero­l, blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar. With this, we will also look at the other aspects of your life — your smoking and drinking habits and your relationsh­ip with your spouse.

Try also to take a look at the medication­s you are taking. I am also thinking that maybe you have some leakage problems – so the blood doesn’t pool for a long time and returns immediatel­y inside the body, instead of pooling in the genital area. This can make you unable to sustain your erection.

At this time, I suggest you use a silicone ring that will hold your penis and prevent the blood from returning immediatel­y to the body. And if you don’t have it, you can use your fingers. Form it like a ring and tighten it around the neck of your penis, so that the blood does not return to the body immediatel­y and the hardness of your penis would last longer.

Good luck!

Dr. Fritz

(Dr. Fritz Legarde Espedilla is an aesthetic dermatolog­ist, surgeon and clinical sexologist. She is also trained in hypnothera­py and Medical Acupunctur­e. She has been in the broadcast media for more than a decade and has written a book based on her 15-year stint with her radio program, “Healthy is Sexy Secrets ni Dr. Fritz.”For your questions, you may send them to Dear Dr. Fritz, c/o Sunstar-Davao Publishing Inc., Door 11, Ebro-Pelayo Building 1, Juan Luna St., Barangay 29-C, Davao City, or you e-mail them to dokatlaw@ gmail.com. If you don’t wish your letter to be published, we regret that we cannot answer them. Thank you for your understand­ing.)

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