The survey titled Ideal Sex Survey 2011 conducted by Pfizer showed that men with erection hardness scale 3 (analogous to a hardness such as sausage) more often suffer health problems compared with men with erections like a cucumber or optimal (scale 4).
3 men with erectile scale generally suffer from various chronic diseases, such as diabetes (23 percent), high blood pressure (21 percent), obesity (13 percent), premature ejaculation (64 percent), liver disease (8 percent), and health conditions other (22 percent).
"Men who like sausage or penis erection hard enough but not optimal describe the poor health conditions. Usually they have a problem with the blood vessels so that the cells of existing blood vessels in the penis is not completely filled with blood," said Dr. Heru H Oentoeng, SpAnd, Association of Indonesia in the event announcement Seksologi Ideal Sex Survey 2011 results on Thursday (06/23/2011).
The survey results also showed, 62 percent of men with erection or erection hard scale score (EHS) 3 more frequently visit a doctor than 51 percent of men with penile hardness scale of 4. EHS is a self-test is simple, validated, and demonstrated the degree of erection hardness scale with size 1-4. Scale 1 tape penis is enlarged, but not hard. Scale 2 is the banana, the penis hard, but not hard enough for penetration. The scale of three sausages, penis hard enough, but not very hard. The ideal is a scale of 4 or cucumber.
Erection hardness were also associated with the happiness of living men. The results of the survey states that men with erection "cucumber" feel twice as satisfied with the relationship of the household than men erection "sausage".
According to Dr. Heru, men suffering from erectile disorder should not be discouraged. "There is no shame, find the correct solution," said the doctor who practiced in Siloam Hospitals Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta, this.
He added that the handling of erectile disorder should be based on the cause. "If it is caused by diabetes, the blood sugar must be controlled. If because of obesity, so weight is reduced. If hard erection because of drugs consumed, then the drug should be reduced or replaced with another drug that does not interfere with an erection," he said.
Patients with erectile dysfunction are also suggested to not be ashamed to see a doctor competent in dealing with sexual problems. "Avoid the indiscriminate taking medication because of the need to be addressed is the trigger," he added.
Sports became one of the ways to support the core treatment techniques on the condition of sexual dysfunction. Exercise 15-30 minutes every day prove to nourish your body, increase libido, reduce stress, and blood flow to the genitals.
"Men who exercise regularly have a risk of erectile problems is lower. In fact, after age 50, better erections than those who did not exercise," said Dr. Rachmad Wahyu Hidayat, SpKO, in the same event.
