The anti-aging approach to male sexual rejuvenation

When man reaches the age of 40, midlife crisis attacks him — the fear of the unknown, the future and his sexuality. But fear only exists if you can’t define it well and what causes it. Fear of change rivets us to our traditional male role of strength and potency such that differences in form and function are obscured in the proper delineation of roles. This is also the time when you can experience being "burnt out" both in the boardroom and the bedroom.

Man’s potency and strength dwindles at about this time, explained by the decrease in human growth hormones and testosterone and sometimes, the thyroid hormone which interjects the lesser known sub-clinical hypothyroidism coupled with somatotropin deficiency syndrome with hypogonadism, all of which are treatable and are linked to more male success and masculinity and most of all, to longevity.

Belated Happy Father’s Day! What is happy being a father if you can’t portray the role of being a potent husband as dictated by society? "Authority" figures have done more harm than good by inculcating negative sexual attitudes, suppressing normal biological sexual desires. Hypocrisy is one of the unknowns that avoid defining a problem rather than solving it.

Inasmuch as potency and erection are concerned, erectile dysfunction stems from psychogenic and organic origins. Psychogenic causes may come from tactless remarks of a woman figure (mother, sister, wife and friends). I have encountered a man who asked to have phalloplasty (penile enlargement) just to circumvent the negative effects of those unwarranted comments. Organic causes which are mostly age-related can be treated along anti-aging lines of treatment.

The anti-aging approach that my practice advocates is to diagnose and treat all existing pathologies (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, atherosclerosis, etc.) and then to replenish or replace lost hormones (HGH, testosterone, thyroid) and nutrients. The approach is both simple and logical and sometimes can lend itself to the clinical eye diagnosis.

Treating hypogonadism (decrease in testosterone) alone is incomplete as evidenced by treatment failures due to lack of concomitant increase in human growth hormone and thyroid hormone, especially in the elderly who wants to still enjoy a positive sexual life. Using the holistic approach is more effective and safe for the patient who needs sexual rejuvenation. Herbal and synthetic medicines should only be taken under medical supervision. The earlier you treat and rejuvenate the male patient, the better the expected results become.

To help us in alleviating erectile dysfunction, a new herbal Viagra called Purple Tonic is being used in Asia and Europe, thus avoiding side-effects found in the synthetic Viagra. Purple Tonic has immediate action within 15 minutes and has longer duration of action as I found out myself, as well as my Rotary mates and doctor-friends. A diabetic patient who used Viagra to no avail, was improved by the herbal sexual tonic used only by males.

(The author is the founder and president of the Philippine Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Inc. For inquiries, visit him at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Room 533 MAB or at his Beauty Surgery and Longevity Center at 1823 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Cubao, Quezon City, tel. no. 721-2592.)