Anxiety and depression, diabetes, lifestyle choices and low testosterone are the most common causes of erectile dysfunction. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains each cause and also says drug abuse, smoking and alcohol can contribute to develop the condition.
There are several causes of erectile dysfunction: performance anxiety, organic impotence, diabetes, neurologic causes, medicine-induced impotence, low testosterone and lifestyle choices. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms if men are having a difficult to maintain or getting an erection, they probably have other medical problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure […]
To diagnose erectile dysfunction, Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, considers some factors: review of health and sexual history, physical exam, lab tests, penile ultrasound and psychosocial exam. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, considers patients should be open and can’t be shy with their doctors. However, he affirms […]
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a disease that can occur at any age. Also it’s a condition that affects each man differently. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, considers once the erectile dysfunction begins to cause an issue within the patient’s personal life, and is causing a lot of distress, it is the [...]
ED (erectile dysfunction) is very common. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains erectile dysfunction is any issue that men have, where they have difficulty getting, achieving or maintaining an erection. The specialist also says everybody, at some point in their life, is going to experience ED. He says a lot of [...]
The psychological aspect of erectile dysfunction (psychogenic erectile dysfunction) is something organic, says Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida. To diagnose erectile dysfunction, physicians include certain blood tests for checking hormonal profile, in some cases they include an ultrasound just to check blood flow within the actual phallus and the treatment. If [...]
Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the first organic treatment for erectile dysfunctions was penile implants in 70s. He describes Viagra was the first of the medications that came out and it was considered a wonderful drug, but some patients don’t respond to it. The specialist says in cases of severe [...]
Lifestyle changes, reviewing patients' medicines, psychotherapy, prescription medicines, testosterone therapy, vacuum devices and penile implants are other treatment options for ED, explains Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida. He also advises being very careful with holistic medications, because most of them do not go through the FDA. Transcript So let’s talk about [...]
Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms one of those things physicians worry about the younger patient population is something called “Saddle injuries”. Those injuries can be caused by accidents during bike riding or by slips when a man falls between his legs. Treatment for cancer could potentially also cause ED, the [...]
