The Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions - Sex Therapy
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The Classic Dysfunctions - The Treatment of Male Sexual Dysfunctions
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Problems of Tumescence: Lack of Erection - Psychosocial Causes
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A Relationship Problem A woman whose male partner regularly fails to have an erection is bound to be negatively affected too, and it is therefore the whole sexual relationship that has to be treated. The first therapeutic step usually consists of
a couple's sexual re-education. For example, they have to understand once and for all that an erection is an involuntary response. No man can will an erection; he can only allow it to happen. He can be certain, however, that it will happen if there is some sexual feedback between him and his partner, and if he is relaxed enough. Anxiety and apprehension, on the other hand, are likely to block his responses. In short, the couple learns that they have "nothing to fear but fear itself". Naturally, the underlying reasons for such fear have to be discussed also, and if one or both of the partners have negative and unrealistic attitudes toward sex in general, they must be corrected. In addition,
the non-sexual aspects of the couple's relationship have to be considered. In the final analysis, it is the full human communication between man and woman that leads to their mutual happiness.
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