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IS THERE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR IMPOTENCE?

Failure of sexual function in men can sometimes be due to a deficiency of male sex hormones, and this deficiency can be diagnosed by fairly simple laboratory tests. If a deficiency is present, treatment with the male sex hormone can be given. There is no simple tablet or pill as there is for the treatment of women; testosterone (male sex hormone) must be given by injection or implants every 10-14 days. It should be stressed that this treatment is indicated only for a minority of men with decreased sexual function, but for such men the treatment usually causes remarkable improvement. For other men, in whom no sex hormone deficiency can be shown, treatment with a male sex hormone is usually of no benefit.

There should, perhaps, be one note of caution. Male sex hormones are known to act on the prostate, and if a man already has some prostatic problem with urinary difficulties, testosterone may aggravate it.

Is there a clinic for men who have these problems? Not at present. A good physician will often recognise the problem, and may refer such men to endocrinologists (which deal with glandular problems). These clinics can only determine whether there is a hormonal deficiency or not, and advise about treatment with male sex hormones.

If there is no deficiency of male sex hormones, a referral might he made to a sexual counseling clinic. Such clinics have been established to help men (couples really) with importence and other problems.

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