"Couple's disease" needs to be treated by husband and wife together
A long-lasting treatment made Ms. Chen realize for the first time that there is not only "couples' appearance" in this world, but also "couples' disease". At the end of 2007, Ms. Chen went to the hospital for treatment due to cervical erosion and recovered quickly. But just after the Spring Festival, she felt unwell again and had to "report" to the hospital again. After examination, the doctor found that Ms. Chen's condition had worsened. The doctor thought for a while and asked her husband to come for a check-up. It was discovered that her husband's foreskin was too long. In other words, because the husband's foreskin was too long, the bacteria in the smegma was transmitted to his wife through sexual intercourse, so the disease recurred. The doctor's diagnosis is: Ms. Chen will continue to receive treatment for local inflammation of the cervix, and her husband will undergo circumcision at the same time. This is a typical "couple's disease" treated together.
The concept of conjugal therapy was proposed by Master and Johnson, the famous American sexology experts, in the early 1970s. It became popular in Europe and the United States and other countries. It is currently popular and more effective internationally. High treatment methods. Guo Jun, director of the Andrology Department of Xiyuan Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that the most common "couple disease" is genitourinary system disease. Most of these diseases are caused by bacterial infections, and bacteria can be spread through sexual intercourse. If the infected party recovers after treatment, he will be infected again by the other party. In this way, both of them will become "repeat customers" of the hospital.
In addition to bacterial infection, "couple disease" may also be related to living in the same environment, facing the same potential pathogenic factors, or sharing common bad living habits. For example, couples with poor eating habits and lack of exercise may suffer from "diseases of wealth" such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and gout.
There is also a "couple disease" that is more hidden and difficult to talk about, and that is sexual dysfunction. "Life Times" reporters learned from the Andrology Center of Peking University First Hospital that the hospital conducted a survey on the sexual function of more than 1,000 erectile dysfunction (ED) patients and their spouses and found that about 10 of those whose husbands were under 30 years old % of spouses also have sexual dysfunction; among those aged 30-40, this proportion rises to 20.6%, and among those aged 40-50, more than 50% of spouses have sexual dysfunction. "Many ED patients come to see a doctor and find that they are fine, but the root cause is their wife."
Sexual function is affected by many factors, including physical, psychological, and even social factors. For example, after the wife gives birth, she will give more attention and care to the child, while ignoring the husband's needs, and even not having sex for a long time, which can easily lead to secondary disuse and low sexual function in men; if the husband suffers from cardiovascular disease Fear of sexual life due to illness, in the long run the wife's sexual desire will be affected, and even sexual frigidity will occur.
Among male sexual dysfunctions, the most common one is ED. "Once the husband's sexual desire declines and leads to ED, we should promote 'husband and wife treatment'." Guo Jun said, "Both husbands and wives are witnesses, victims, supporters of recovery, and direct participants of each other's sexual function. If you want the other party to stay in good health, Both sides must take responsibility for their sexual health status.”
If the husband only has psychogenic ED, the doctor needs to provide psychological counseling to both parties and teach them the correct way to express love to each other. When necessary, doctors will prescribe PDE5 inhibitor Western drugs, such as Levitra, which are currently the most commonly used first-line ED treatment drugs in clinical practice. For organic ED, Levitra and other drugs can improve erectile function and should be taken as needed for a long time; for psychogenic ED, taking Levitra and other drugs, after several successful intercourses, the patient will rebuild his self-confidence and improve his erectile function. full recovery.