How to Cure Impotence From a Hernia

If you've recently experienced impotency after suffering a hernia, there are numerous potential causes, cures and treatments. Inguinal hernias, which are hernias of the groin, frequently cause both short and long-term impotency. Hernias in other areas can also indirectly cause impotency by restricting blood flow to the penis. Hernias are serious injuries that should only be treated with a doctor's assistance, and the multiple potential causes of resulting impotence will ultimately need to be investigated by a doctor as well. Curing your impotence is mostly a process of paying close attention to your symptoms, communicating honestly with your doctor and knowing which questions to ask.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Study your impotency symptoms carefully and note any details that might help your doctor with a diagnosis. Impotency is the inability to obtain or maintain an erection, so be sure to find out whether or not you're able to get an erection at all. If you can, estimate how long it takes to get one and how long you can maintain it both with and without sexual activity. Take note of any other side effects such as localized pain or numbness.

2. See your doctor and explain all of these symptoms in detail. If you don't visit with the same doctor who handled your hernia, make sure your doctor understands all of the hernia details. Let your doctor recommend tests or potential diagnoses at first.

3. Ask about surgical procedures. If your impotence is potentially caused by a hernia that has not been operated on, there are several forms of minimally invasive surgeries that can repair the hernia and potentially reverse the impotence. Your doctor will be able to tell you which surgeries for which you might be a candidate.

4. Ask about prescription medication for erectile dysfunction, another name for impotence. Prescription drugs such as Viagra and Cialis are widely prescribed for erectile dysfunction caused by a variety of circumstances, including hernias. Again, whether or not these drugs are right for you is something only your doctor can tell you. These drugs also will not cure impotence, only treat it.

5. Inquire about other surgical procedures that don't affect the hernia, but that directly address impotence. Most of these surgeries are actually penile implants, and the surgeries required to install them are major and irreversible. For these reasons, penile implants are usually only considered by doctors when no other alternatives are available or are working for the patient.

6. Consult a sexual health specialist if you find that your primary care physician is unable to diagnose the cause of your impotence. Be sure to share detailed descriptions of your symptoms and ask about all types of treatment as described above.

References

• Coping With a Hernia, David Delvin, 1998
• The Sexual Male: Problems and Solutions, Richard Milsten and Julian Slowinski, 2000
• Inguinal hernia information

Resources

• Men's Sexual Health

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