notaes wrote:I am 66 years old and beginning to experience some problems to the point I can see eventually not being able to have sex with my wife. I have read for years the benefits of having sex and what happens when you stop having intercourse. Sex has always been important to both of us. We are very sexual beings. My wife acts like she could do without sex and always says it’s not the most important thing. I agree it’s not the most important thing in a relationship but I can see what can happen when that closeness comes to an end. I have thought a lot about getting an implant when the time comes because I think it would help maintain our intimacy for years to come. Being able to fuck my wife just gives me something that I cannot get anywhere else...whereas not being able to fuck my wife doesn’t paint a very pretty picture for me. Honestly, I don’t think I would be a very happy or pleasant person to be around if I could not have sex. I need sex both physically and psychologically. I’m just being honest with myself and trying to see how I will react when I can’t get an erection an longer. My dad went through through this and I felt sorry for him. He just said that sex was longer an option for him. I understood what he was saying. I would really like to hear from anY guys who went through these feelings. I just think I would live a happier and longer life the longer I could fuck my wife. She is in much better shape than I am and loves sex. I want to fill her up as long as I possibly can!
Determining what the cause of your E.D. is should inform your decisions on what to do next. About your E.D. and also about other things.
E.D. is sometimes a warning sign for clogged arteries (which has real significance for your cardiac condition) or Diabetes or other conditions. When is the last time you had a full physical exam? (Rhetorical question - you don't have to answer.)
I took oral medications for as long as they were effective. Sildenafil (Viagra) Tadalafil and Levitra (can't remember the names on the generic bottles). Then researched the other methods of continuing sexual relations before finally deciding an implant was the way to go (for me). In the interim, I also got fairly good at cunnilingus (which is a viable option for many couples who want to maintain their sexual relations without the PIV (penis in vagina) aspect. It works for some and not for others, depending on the couple.
It is an important part of manhood to be able to get and maintain an erection, even if he does not have a partner. I have felt it, especially after getting the implant, though the psychology behind the improved self-image defies my understanding.
It is a wonderful thing when a couple has appetites for intimacy that match each other. Don't waste it. Act now.
I always advise taking the least invasive solutions first. Lifestyle changes, dietary health, frequent sex, pills when necessary, urethral suppositories or injections do work, vacuum devices can do two things (maintain health and elasticity of penile tissues as well as provide an erection usable for sex) and lastly, the drastic step of an implant (which pretty much completely destroys natural erectile function but does provide a pretty darn good hydro/mechanical substitute). There are other treatments (venous ligation, and others) and some promising research on the horizon (where much of it has been for 30 years and may continue there for an unknown length of time).
Most of the treatments I named do not involve irreversible changes/damage to your erectile function. My erectile function was such that losing all that I had was no loss, so an implant was an appropriate choice for me. AFTER I had fully informed myself on everything I could find.
Some people adapt to losing sexual capacity. I choose not to go easily, nor to "rage against the dying of the light", but to resist and overcome. I expect you will, too.
Getting back to your central question:
Just being able to get an erection was a boost to my feelings of well-being. Being able to please my lover, even more. Medical science has discovered that mere skin contact releases endorphins beneficial to a relationship with the other person and with oneself. And there is no more intimate skin contact than coitus, is there?I would really like to hear from anY guys who went through these feelings. I just think I would live a happier and longer life the longer I could fuck my wife.
Mason Williams wrote: "She dove into the pool and I envied the water's ability to touch her totally." Sex comes pretty close to that, I think.