Acupuncture for ED?

My latest experiment: I am receiving acupuncture for a number of conditions, including asthma.

Because Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treats the "whole" patient, it may help sexual function.

If you read this blog regularly, you know that I based my views on Western medical science and published scientific studies. However, regular doctors have failed to help me with my asthma, which gets really bad in the winter. When I get a cold (like this year), it's like I never get better and I feel sick all winter. It's quite miserable, with the coughing and mucus and such.

The reason I mention this is that I have covered (in older posts) some evidence of a connection between asthma and erectile dysfunction. I don't know what it is, but there are studies which show that if you have one, you are more likely to have the other. So, it may be something in my body that Chinese medicine can help with, something that affects several systems. The same may be true for you.

So, we'll see if acupuncture and Chinese herbs helps me. I am not an advocate of Chinese Medicine, although I do like some Chinese herbs, such as epimedium. It's been two days since my treatment, and my asthma symptoms have decreased and my energy is better; but I don't know if this is just coincidence or not.

I will let you all know how it develops, as Chinese medicine works more slowly that Western medicine. If anyone has tried this, please post a message and let me know how it worked for you.

Here are some articles on acupuncture and ED:

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