Faced with a bothersome health problem and unsure where to turn? While seeking a doctor’s care should definitely be at the top of your list, looking for a support group made up of others with the same problem probably should come next.
This is not to suggest that you will necessarily find answers to your medical question from others within the group but rather that finding others like you offers emotional comfort and helps you to stay strong while searching for a treatment that works for you. However, it may well be that others have experienced problems virtually identical to yours and may be able to point you in the right direction to seek professional help.
The internet today gives all of us access to an enormous array of information, some of it accurate and some not so much. If you are dealing with erectile dysfunction and would like to connect with others who have the same problem, here are a few of the most authoritative online forums on ED or men’s health in general.
1. WebMD Message Boards: Men’s Health: One of the most highly regarded online resources when it comes to matters of health, WebMD.com also operates a number of message boards, including this one devoted to men’s health. From its home page, you can select from a handful of topics, including Dating, Diet, Exercise, Men’s Issues, Prostate Issues, Sexual Issues, Symptoms, and Urology Issues.
Although ED-related questions might well pop up on several of these message boards, those devoted to Sexual Issues and Urology Issues seem to focus more on such issues than others.
To participate in these online conversations about personal health matters, including ED, you will have to sign up for a WebMD account, which requires that you supply your email address and birth date — to exclude those too young for such conversations — and create a password.
2. EDQuestions: A wide-ranging collection of frequently asked questions about ED, along with authoritative answers, makes this online resource valuable to anyone dealing with the challenges of male impotence. You can search this sprawling FAQ for topics of particular interest to you, or you can post a question of your own if you’re unable to find an answer that satisfies your curiosity.
In addition to its wealth of information about ED in general, the site allows visitors to home in on questions specific to all the medications available to treat ED, including Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Staxyn, and Stendra. For those looking for the best ED drug for their needs, there is a four-question ED quiz that will hopefully point you to the medication that best suits your needs.
3. Medwonders.com: A sprawling network of health-related support groups, Medwonders has two that focus primarily on erectile dysfunction and its treatment. The first is Impotence/Erectile Dysfunction, and the second is Drugs in Impotence, which is a discussion forum that looks at not just prescription ED medications, such as Viagra, but natural remedies and over-the-counter products as well.
In addition to the online forums associated with each of these support groups, you will find other helpful resources as well, including links to relevant resources, as well as an Ask the Expert feature. The latter allows you to post a question about your specific concerns related to ED or ED-targeted medications. To participate in either of these support groups, you will have to join, which requires little more than typing your email address as a username and creating a password.
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