doctors are ignoring the problem

An expert urologist has warned that doctors are increasingly looking at the problem of impotence as a lifestyle problem rather than a medical issue which could be a signal of far more serious underlying health complications. Doctor Geoffrey Hackett at the Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham claims that despite evidence showing that men who have impotence have a 50% greater risk of cardio disease, doctors are ignoring the problem and merely providing men with the erectile dysfunction medications Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

He explained in his article for the British Medical Journal that men who were at risk for diabetes or heart disease should be asked in detail about their erectile function and doctors should not feel embarrassed to talk about this problem. Doctor Hackett explained that erectile dysfunction can sometimes occur two or three years before a heart attack and the early treatment of the underlying conditions could save lives.

Doctor Hackett even went as far as to say that doctors who ignored these issues could be held "clinically negligent" and that it was "no longer acceptable" to not mention the word "erection" to patients. Not everybody who suffers from erectile dysfunction does have an underlying medical problem but if you do suffer from the condition you should get a general check up to make sure that you are in good health. Erectile dysfunction can be a perfectly normal sign of aging and should not automatically be something you should worry too much about.

Peace of mind is important and while the erectile dysfunction medications Viagra, Cialis and Levitra are extremely effective you should possibly make lifestyle changes to improve your overall health and fitness. Smoking and excess drinking as well as being overweight are known to greatly increase the chances of erectile dysfunction. Simply by living more healthily you can avoid having to take any erectile dysfunction medication.