How long does it take to treat sexual dysfunction?

There is really no standard answer to this question. Significant improvement can be seen in as little as 1 to 2 weeks, or as slowly as half a year or even longer. It all depends on the type, cause, and individual cooperation of the disorder. It is impossible to generalize.

A while ago, I met a 28-year-old Internet programmer who worked on a 996 project for three months in a row and only slept four or five hours a day. In the meantime, he had a major conflict with his girlfriend of two years. Then he suddenly had erection difficulties. He was so anxious that he came for a check-up, including six hormone tests and a cavernous blood flow test. It was normal, which was caused by typical psychological factors and short-term physical overdraft. Later, I adjusted his schedule and asked him to take 10 minutes a day to do Kegel exercises. He also did two psychological counseling sessions on sexual relations. After just 10 days, he told me that he was completely back to normal. This kind of situation was adjusted very quickly.

But not everyone has such good luck. Last month, I treated a 47-year-old diabetic patient. He has a history of diabetes for almost 7 years. He rarely monitors his blood sugar because he finds it troublesome. He has suffered minor damage to peripheral blood vessels and nerves. When he came to see me, he had been having erections for almost a year. For patients with functional impairment, this kind of conditioning is not urgent. It is necessary to control blood sugar in a stable range first, and then use drugs to improve microcirculation and pelvic floor function rehabilitation training. It took more than three months to gradually improve, and it will take at least half a year to return to a more ideal state.

There are quite a lot of opinions about this matter on the Internet right now. One group says that "sexual dysfunction can be cured within a month at most," while the other group says that "this disease cannot be cured at all, and they are all scams." In fact, both opinions are quite extreme. The former is probably a gimmick promoted by merchants selling three-no aphrodisiacs. If there has been organic damage, how can it be possible to fully recover in a month? The latter either did not find the right cause and adjusted it blindly, or they simply did not insist on it. After practicing Kegel for two days, they stopped because it was too troublesome. If they took medicine for two days and found it was ineffective, they would change prescriptions. There would definitely be no progress.

Speaking of which, the rhythm of this adjustment is actually very similar to that of repairing a car and repairing a tire. If there is a small nail stuck in the tread and no other structures are damaged, you can just patch the rubber strip and you can continue on the road in ten minutes.； If the sidewalls are almost worn out and several internal cords are broken, then they must be repaired slowly, or if it doesn't work, they may have to be replaced. You can't expect to repair a tire that is about to be scrapped as quickly as repairing a small hole, right?

Oh, yes, there are still many people who ask if there is a faster way or if they can take some special medicine to get better quickly, but it is easy to get into trouble. I have encountered several quick-acting drugs that I bought on the black market. They did take effect immediately after taking them. However, after I stopped taking the drugs, the symptoms became more severe, which completely disrupted the original rhythm of conditioning. Instead, it took two or three times longer to recover.

In fact, you really don’t have to worry too much about how long it will take to recover. First go to the men’s department or urology department of a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination to find out whether it is psychological, organic or mixed. Follow the professional plan and cooperate with it. Most people can see good improvement within 3 months. If you always worry about time, it will slow down the recovery speed due to psychological pressure, which is not worth the gain.