Impotence treatment and impotence cure is not same

A recent FTC article "The Truth About Impotence Treatment Claims" came out warning the public that health fraud sells false hope. Before I get into the impotence treatments warnings from the FTC let me first shed some light on the meaning of the term first.

Call it ED (Erectile Dysfunction) or call it impotence, the meaning is the same. It is the inability of a man to achieve and keep an erection. Many men may be able to achieve an erection but it will fizzle out before he can complete intercourse. This condition can affect the man's confidence, especially in his personal life which can affect other areas of his life, even work.

Impotence affects almost all men at some point in their lives, particularly after age 50. An erection is a complex process in which signals are sent from the nervous system to initiate heavy blood flow into the muscles and blood vessels of the penis. This causes the blood vessels to expand and the penis to become enlarged. It also causes the veins carrying blood out of the penis to become restricted which helps in keeping the erection for a longer period of time.

Recent advances in impotence treatments such as Viagra sildenafil citrate, Cialis tadalafil and Levitra (Vardenafil HCQ) have opened the floodgates for bogus remedies claiming to "cure" impotence in men. With that said the FTC has issues the following consumer alert.

• If the product is advertised as effective for treating impotence-and no physician's prescription is necessary-forget it. It won't cure the condition.
• If the product is advertised as a "breakthrough" in treating impotence, check with your doctor to see if it is legitimate.
• If the product is promoted by a "medical organization," call your physician to check the credentials. Phony "clinics" and sham "institutes" are touting bogus cures for impotence.
• If the product says "scientifically proven" to reverse impotence in a high percentage of patients, check it out with your doctor. Some claims that "clinical studies" prove a product works are false; generally, high success rates should raise suspicions.
• If the product being pitched to cure impotence is "herbal" or "all natural," dismiss it. To date, no "herbal" or "all natural" substance has been shown to be an effective treatment for impotence.