Getting Your Partner Involved In ED Management

Getting Your Partner Involved In ED Management

For many reasons, getting a partner’s active involvement in managing erectile dysfunction isn’t always possible or suitable. But many patients have proven that active participation by their partners can be helpful, even beneficial, in the effective treatment of impotence.

Ways Your Partner Can Help

Many research studies point to the negative impact of erectile dysfunction (ED), from emotional distress to physical dissatisfaction, on the affected man and his partner. Remember that success isn’t guaranteed even when both people actively participate in the treatment plan. Many different factors can also affect efficacy, such as relationship issues.

You might want to involve your partner since it may improve your treatment plan’s success. It may also bring back the fire in your relationship, sexual and otherwise. You have to discuss the level of involvement with your partner, especially as you will have a unique dynamic that demands more or less involvement.

If your partner agrees to become involved, you can decide about a few of several ways she can become involved.

  • Become your appointment buddy. Your partner may add certain things to the discussion during your doctor’s appointments, such as better descriptions of your sexual responses and patterns.
  • Offer another view of your relationship. Your doctor will appreciate new insights about relationship issues that affect your psychological health. You must remember that ED isn’t just about physical problems, such as an underlying medical condition, but also psychological issues.
  • Learn more about your condition, symptoms, and causes of medical and alternative treatments. Your partner will likely be more understanding of your reactions to sexual stimulation rather than taking it personally. For example, in many cases, blaming you or yourself for the inability to sustain an erection.
  • Assist with your therapy. Your partner, for example, can give reminders about your medications like Cialis so you can stay on track.

You will find that your fight need not be lonely with your partner by your side in more ways than one.

Tips to Get Active Involvement

But getting your partner’s involvement can be challenging, too. You shouldn’t force the issue, especially when it’s the first time she hears of it, since you must give her time to absorb the information. Instead, you may want to drop the subject for a few days before bringing it up again in a relaxed environment.

You have to be honest, candid, and straightforward about answering her questions, no matter when these seem too personal. You want to draw her into your world, so to speak, so that her involvement becomes voluntary.

Keep in mind, too, that ED isn’t a death sentence. You have so many possible treatments that you can discuss with your doctor.