Doctor Sylvester Fameye, Medical Head of Grace Mission Hospital has cautioned the youth against the use of Aphrodisiacs as sexual enhancers to prolong long or improve sexual performance as an abnormal expectations.
According to him, sexual intercourse that lasts beyond 30mins is abnormal therefore young people must appreciate their natural strength and avoid stressing themselves to impress.
Doctor Fameye noted that such practices stem from misinformation and misconceptions young men and women have about sex which emanates from social media, mainstream media amongst others.
He spoke with Kwame Offei on Adzekye Mu Nsem on Spice 91.9 on the back of some unwholesome commodities amongst which included aphrodisiac products destroyed by the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA in the Western and Western Regions from the period under review spanning from January to December.
Doctor Fameye posits that regular use of these sexual enhancement products destroys “the cells in the male genitalia” which can cause impotency in the long run.
According to the United States National Institutes of Health, Sexual dysfunction (ED) is a serious medical and social symptom that occurs in 10-52% of men and 25-63% of women. ED, the main reason of male impotence, is considered as one of the most important public health problems, since it affects a great percentage of men.
ED is defined as the consistent inability to obtain or maintain an erection for satisfactory sexual relations. An estimated 20-30 million men suffer from some degree of sexual dysfunction. It occurs commonly in middle-aged and older men. Impotence occurs in 50% of men with diabetes mellitus.
In a recent study conducted in the Boston area, 52% of men between the ages of 40 and 70 reported some degree of erectile dysfunction. Enhanced sexual behavior may provide increased relationship satisfaction and self-esteem in humans
Young women on the other hand are advised on the numerous use of feminine wash on the markets which are used to “tighten “their private parts to increase pleasure during sex.
He mentioned that stress, tiredness, worrying are some of the things which contributes to low sex performances.
