Erectile dysfunction refers to difficulty in getting the penis erect or maintaining it in the erect position for substantial periods. Men with erectile dysfunction are able to ejaculate, but the satisfaction of intercourse is minimal. Besides, penile problems can indicate much serious conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems and nervous disorders. Men need to realize that an erectile dysfunction disorder is nothing to be ashamed of and that it can be cured in almost every situation.
The first course of action that most men adopt for erectile dysfunction is the drug Sildenafil, popularly called Viagra. However, in nearly a third of the cases, the patients do not respond to Viagra. Moreover, Viagra can be potentially lethal to men with cardiovascular disease and hence the drug cannot be prescribed to all. Nonetheless, there are various other solutions to dysfunction problems, but before a treatment can be finalized the underlying cause for the dysfunction needs to be identified. Sometimes, men cannot achieve erection because of performance anxiety and such an issue can be resolved in a few sessions with a psychologist.
Many individuals don't realize that AIDS is a virus. The full name is acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is a disease that affects the immune system of the human being. There is such a stigma attached to this condition that it creates a whole gambit of emotions and responses from the person suffering from it. To begin with, they do not want to be classed as being sexually promiscuous.
What happens in the body is as time progresses with the individual afflicted from this is the immune system becomes weaker and weaker because of this virus, which means in the long run the individual becomes more susceptible to all other types of afflictions and health problems.
AIDS is the most advanced part of HIV. Over the last several years, we've come a long way in being able to slow it down but to date there is still no cure.
It's been pretty well determined that the condition can be spread through sex, or hypodermic needles for example but basically it comes down to direct contact with any mucous membrane or the bloodstream or any body fluid that contains the HIV virus.
Most people have generally accepted the causes of the way of contracting the disease but there is still a handful who believes that there are other methods that it can be picked up as well such as a door handle or public washrooms for example.
There is no one part of the body that is safe from the effects of AIDS. Most often individuals go to their doctor complaining of just general poor health then through this investigation of the problem AIDS will often show up as being the culprit. Based on this many people are afraid to go to the doctor because they are concerned about being diagnosed. There are thousands of people that walk around every day with HIV and don't even know they have it and this is what makes it dangerous in respect to sexual acts of those who are unsuspecting of the AIDs virus.
The most common cause of AIDS is considered to be the unprotected sex. Sex without taking proper precaution like condom is very much responsible for AIDS. AIDS is generally transmitted through the semen. It is estimated that more than three million people round the globe had died through AIDS. During the prenatal stage also it is found that the mother will transmit the disease to the fetus before it is born. AIDS is transferred to the blood through the means of transfusion of blood into another’s body cell. Besides these, AIDS can also be caused through the use of injections which are not properly sterilized in the process of taking drugs or blood into the veins.
Symptoms of AIDS are not visible at the early stage. But at least after a period of 3 to 6 weeks the symptoms of AIDS can be noticed through certain flu like sickness. Besides these, symptoms like headache, nausea, fever, fatigue, diarrhea, etc. are also considered as other AIDS symptoms. But it can be mentioned out here though these symptoms occur in an AIDS patient; it lasts for only a temporary period of time after which it disappears. Sometimes acute AIDS symptoms also cannot be considered as the symptoms of AIDS, as they may also be found to be very much common to other forms of diseases. 
Thus symptoms either mild or severe cannot be considered as solely the symptoms of AIDS as other forms of sickness or diseases also witness the similar symptoms. But however, when the disease reaches its critical stage, the symptoms become very much acute thus leading to loss of weight, recurrent fever and also occurrence of certain fatal diseases. AIDS thus totally destroys the immune system of the body totally. AIDS is thus a deadly disease which is the result of unprotected sex, hence to prevent it is to avoid unprotected sex.
Twenty-five million people have already died of AIDS since the virus first appeared. There are approximately 38.6 million people who are afflicted with HIV (or human immunodeficiency virus), which is also the main cause of AIDS. HIV damages the cells that make up the immune system, thus resulting in the body's inability to ward off fungi, viruses and bacteria that set off diseases. Upon the first infection of HIV, there might not immediately be AIDS symptoms at all. In fact, there are even cases of HIV infections that show absolutely zero symptoms of any kind. However, it is also common for those with HIV infections to experience flu-like symptoms that commonly appear up to six weeks after the initial infection. But, as these symptoms like swollen lymph glands, headaches, rashes, fever and sore throat are similar to those exhibited by other illnesses, a person may not realize that they have been infected with HIV until it is too late.
Even if a person does not have AIDS or show HIV symptoms yet, he is still capable of transmitting this illness to persons that he might come in contact with sexually. It has to be remembered that once this virus gets into the body, there really is no turning back because it will immediately attack the body's immune system. While a person who has contracted HIV infection could experience no symptoms at all for as long as ten years or more, this does not mean that the virus has stopped in growing in numbers and in destroying the immune cells of the body. The person may only experience some chronic symptoms or mild infections that they may only see as not serious. These include diarrhea, fever, shortness of breath or cough and swollen lymph nodes.
AIDS is one of the deadliest diseases that has spread all over the globe like an epidemic within a very short time span of 50 - 60 years. Official statistics indicate that the AIDS pandemic claimed approximately 3.1 million lives in 2005, of which 570,000 deaths were of innocent children afflicted with this disease. This does not include the large number of unreported cases from all over the globe owing to the stigma associated with it, which causes the development of shame, guilt, and hopelessness to set in.
The early symptoms of HIV infection, which develops within 3 to 6 weeks of exposure to the HIV virus, is similar to that of flu and the person may experience mild fever, a dull headache, severe exhaustion, a persistent vomiting sensation, episodes of diarrhea, sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes, accompanied by body rash. However, these symptoms are short lived and disappear within a week or maximum within a month of contacting the infection. Thereafter, the person experiences no symptoms at all.
Since the first reported case of AIDS some 25 years ago, the disease has already become one of the most feared all over the world. Twenty-five million people have already died of AIDS since the virus first appeared. There are approximately 38.6 million people who are afflicted with HIV (or human immunodeficiency virus), which is also the main cause of AIDS. HIV damages the cells that make up the immune system, thus resulting in the body's inability to ward off fungi, viruses and bacteria that set off diseases. Upon the first infection of HIV, there might not immediately be AIDS symptoms at all. In fact, there are even cases of HIV infections that show absolutely zero symptoms of any kind. However, it is also common for those with HIV infections to experience flu-like symptoms that commonly appear up to six weeks after the initial infection. But, as these symptoms like swollen lymph glands, headaches, rashes, fever and sore throat are similar to those exhibited by other illnesses, a person may not realize that they have been infected with HIV until it is too late. Even if a person does not have AIDS or show HIV symptoms yet, he is still capable of transmitting this illness to persons that he might come in contact with sexually. It has to be remembered that once this virus gets into the body, there really is no turning back because it will immediately attack the body's immune system. While a person who has contracted HIV infection could experience no symptoms at all for as long as ten years or more, this does not mean that the virus has stopped in growing in numbers and in destroying the immune cells of the body. The person may only experience some chronic symptoms or mild infections that they may only see as not serious. These include diarrhea, fever, shortness of breath or cough and swollen lymph nodes.
Getting such an infection usually means that the immune system of the victim is already very much destroyed by the HIV virus.
