Sexual potency

Complications of radical prostatectomy include blood loss, stricture formation, incontinence, lymphocele, fistula formation, anesthetic risk, and impotence. Nerve-sparing techniques facilitate return of sexual potency after prostatectomy. 

India. Infusion of the inflorescence is taken orally every morning for 3 days, coinciding with the menstrual cycle for leukorrhea and problems associated with the menstrual cycle " ". A dose of 50 g daily of a mixture of Cocos nucifera fruit and Ficus benghalensis latex is taken for 3 months to increase sexual potency in men " ". Fruit is taken orally as a remedy for tapeworms " ". Indonesia. Coconut oil is applied externally to treat wounds and injuries by the ethnic group of Ngada ". Shell is used as incense " . Hot water extract of the root is taken orally for fever, bloody diarrhea, and... 

Adverse effects include urticaria, allergic dermatitis, restlessness, tremor, dizziness, metallic taste, fatigue, decrease in sexual potency and lassitude. 

The reason that the illicit use of these drugs is so difficult to curb is not only because they elevate vigilance, but also because they greatly enhance mental energy, elevate mood, increase physical strength, and maximize sexual potency. This sounds like a dream, in the metaphorical sense, and indeed, some actual dreams have these desirable qualities, but the stimulants do not produce otherwise dreamlike mentation even when they trigger psychoses. The similarities between dopamine and cocaine can be appreciated in figure 15.2. 

Pliny the Elder wrote extensively on iron. It seems to have been a theraputic panacea for the Roman era. 1000 years later ibn-Sina catalogued the known 10th century anatomy, physiology and pharamacology in his Canon of Medicine . The description of the uses of iron for a variety of problems ends with it restores sexual potency and strength to men , echoing the legend of Iphyclus. 

Muira pauma — Muira puama is a native shrub of Brazil. It has long been used to improve libido and increase sexual potency. 

Contraindications Excessive arecoline from immoderate use or from unripe nuts can cause dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, and convulsions. Frequent use stains mouth, gums, and teeth deep red (caused by catechu gum). Long-term overuse of betel nut is said to weaken sexual potency. 

Anabolic steroids may be hazardous to both physical and mental health. They weaken resistance by unbalancing the body s hormonal system and predispose those who take them to weakness rather tlian strength in later life They commonly increase aggression, possibly encouraging violent behavior ( roid rage ). They may also undermine sexual potency and desire Women athletes who take steroids may become masculinized for example, they may develop deep voices and facial hair. 

The Babylonians medical concept of the liver, based on detailed knowledge of hepatoscopy, was likewise purely speculative. For them, the liver was the seat of emotions, feelings, desires and sexual potency. 

A long-standing belief that intrathecal anesthesia in young men reduces sexual potency was not confirmed in a retrospective study (SEDA-17,139). 

Thiazide diuretics promote zinc loss in the urine and can reduce the zinc content of hair in the long term (13). It has sometimes been suggested that changes in zinc balance could be responsible for the effects of thiazides on sexual potency. There is evidence that diuretics deplete body zinc, which in turn interferes with testosterone production and causes erectile impotence (14). 

Also like Da Orta, Acosta noted that various other ingredients were added to bangue for various purposes. Gum areca (Indian betel nut), opium, and sugar were common additives. For those who wished to hallucinate ("enjoy a variety of dreams"), the recipe called for the addition of camphor, clove, nutmeg, and mace. Increased sexual potency could be had by adding amber, musk, and sugar. 

Fig. 3. 22. The age-related decline of the sexual potency of male CFY rats treated with saline (S) and (-)-deprenyl (D), respectively, until they lost the ability to ejaculate...

GHB has been promoted as a growth honnone leleaser, muscle builder, diet aid, soporific, euphoriant, hallucinogen, antidepressant, alcohol substitute, and enhancer of sexual potency. GHB use in dance clubs and at rave parties commonly involves ingestion along with ethanol and other drugs. GHB has also become known as a... 

Finally, control of male fertihty represents also an important option. The ideal reversible contraceptive would induce azoospermia (absence of sperm cells in semen), without influencing a man s libido or sexual potency. The current best prospect for success is the combination of testosterone and a progestin with or without a GnRH-antagonist. This regimen has shown efficient suppression of spermatogenesis and no serious adverse effects. 

In the clinic, a Cordyceps preparation was shown to be of therapeutic value in the treatment of chronic hepatic diseases, hyperchlolesterolemia and other diseases commonly associated with the process of ageing. It has also been noted to improve sexual potency in aged people [34]. 

Experimental animals which are depleted of vitamin E become sterile. However, there is no evidence that vitamin E nutritional status is in any way associated with human fertility, and there is certainly no evidence that vitamin E supplements increase sexual potency, prowess or vigour. 

Other areas upon which health food promoters capitalize are beauty, eternal youth, retention of sexual potency, and long life. Such promotion may give hope to the users and improve their health and well-being by meeting their emotional needs. There is nothing wrong with these desires. 

Today, vitamin E is recognized as an essential nutrient for higher animals, including man. In humans, however, sexual potency has never been linked with vitamin E. 

---