You have just had a wonderful evening with a beautiful lady and the chemistry has been all that you could ask for. You arrive at her place and the touching and kissing is exciting. As things progress you find yourself in bed with her and the passion is rising.

Suddenly you realize that Mr. Happy is not responding to the excitement. Panic sets in when you realize that Mr. Happy is not getting hard. You try to will yourself to get an erection, but nothing is happening. The more you try, the worse things get until finally you give up. She says, "It's okay," but you wonder what she really thinks. You feel your manhood is in question. Why couldn't you perform?

Has this ever happened to you? It has certainly happened to most men at one time or another, but if it happens often, you may have erectile dysfunction. So what is erectile dysfunction?

"Erectile dysfunction is the inability of the male to attain and maintain an erection of the penis sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse." - National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference on Impotence; December 1992

There are many causes for erectile dysfunction. Some are physical and some are psychological. The first thing you need to do is to determine whether your problem is physical or psychological. A good rule of thumb is, if you can ever attain an erection, it may be mental. If you never attain an erection, it may be physical. There are ways to determine this on my blog.

If you determine that the problem is physical, you should discuss it with your doctor. Your doctor may refer you to a urologist who will probably do a complete diagnostic workup including blood tests and a prostate exam. He or she may prescribe medications such as viagra, cialis or levitra. Since these pills have been introduced, sex has returned for many men, but all medications have side affects, including these.

I tend to believe that you should try alternative methods of healing the problem and that is what my blog is about. I invite you to check it out.