Tu Jin-Sheng, Californian resident of Thai origin, has recently set a peculiar record. The 50-year-old undisputed master of the eastern Iron Crotch technique has tied the truck to his genitals and dragged it with his penis for a good 1.5 feet! This record has been videotaped by the British film makers for their documentary called "Penis Envy". Although it is questionable whether Tu Jin-Sheng’s penis can be a cause for envy. What is considered the best indicator that a man is sexually potent: the ability to drag a truck with your genitals, have ten sexual intercourses in one night, become a father at the age of 75, or maybe something completely different? There are a lot of questions related to male potency. We are going to cover the most popular ones of them.

What exactly is the essence of male potency? If we look at it from psychotherapeutic point, the main constituent of male potency is the exchange of symbols into pictures. The fact is that different genders have different dominating brain hemispheres: women perceive the world by means of pictures or images, which represent the right brain hemisphere, while men perceive the world by means of symbols or numbers, represented by the left brain hemisphere. A man, who is able to change his numbers into her pictures, is the one who has the real male strength. Usually we define the male potency by the level of male hormones androgens, especially the most important one of them - testosterone. The testosterone macho will have bigger muscles, higher temper, and tougher character. Nevertheless, such men are not always successful in life, including success with women. Male strength is the composition of androgens and wits.

What does male potency depend on? First of all it depends on the type of temperament, or your disposition, general mood, or innate aspects of your personality that are genetically based. Penis is the measure of the man’s overall health. The coherent functioning of heart, blood vessels, nervous system and endocrine gland are very important for potency. Self-confidence and life experience are also essential for male sexual strength. A blow to the pride in the past or low self-esteem can very often lead to erectile dysfunction. Sometimes we should look way back to find the cause for it, when a mental trauma from the childhood comes out at the physical level causing sexual problems. Also, male potency depends a lot on the woman. A woman with high sexual drive can raise the sexual bar of her partner.

What is the most common cause for sexual weakness? About 20 years ago, erectile dysfunction was considered to be caused by psychological factors in 80% of the time. The doctors could not make out the sources of sexual dysfunction such as vessels congestion, hormonal issues and so on, therefore everything was blamed on the psychological causes. Nowadays medical views have drastically changed, and the cases with psychological causes for erectile dysfunction account for only 10-15%. Although it is still usually pretty hard to raise the potency to the high level without the help of a psychotherapist.

Which diseases decrease sexual drive? First on the list are cardiovascular diseases. The male genitals are covered with blood vessels, therefore if the heart is not doing a good job pumping blood and/or your blood vessels are clogged up, there is no ground for a good strong erection. Secondly, diabetes and other hormonal disorders have been linked to decrease of sexual drive. It has been proven that a small decrease in sugar level in your blood can lead to a drastic increase in erection strength and quality of your sex life. The third disease is obesity. Incidentally, 70% of all men in the United States are obese.

What is the difference between male and female potency? Sexual drive is determined by the testosterone’s production in both men and women. It is the different dominant brain hemispheres that give it different tints. Women’s sexual drive is characterized as an emotional surge, and men’s is characterized with logic. If we asked a couple to fantasize about the happiest day in their lives, the woman would be imagining him marrying her, and he would be imagining her in bed.

What are the characteristics of the sexually potent man? Surprisingly enough, sexually potent men do not necessarily shine with physical beauty. So why are women attracted to them? As a rule, women tend to look for a protector by whose side they would feel secure and peaceful. In other words they are looking for a father figure. If a woman feels dominance in a man she agrees to submit to him. Another indispensible feature of a sexually strong man is he can only be an optimist.

How do career achievements influence a man’s sexual life? There are two sides to the answer to this question. On the one hand, successes at work are directly related to sexual well-being (continuous work-related stress is unlikely to add more spark in bed). However, sometimes excessive sexual activeness is just a cover-up for social fiasco. On the other hand, the more work-related troubles you have, the less is your sexual drive. Studies have proven that people with less intellectual jobs such as janitors, plumbers, etc. have a stronger potency. There is one more pattern: the bigger the city, the less the sexual strength of its residents. The civilization’s progress, technical advances, huge amounts of information, a bunch of contacts separate the person from his/her biological essence and cause a ton of problems and conflicts. It is no wonder that after a day spent commuting and communicating that by the end of the day there is little energy left for sexual purposes. And nowadays we have to travel and converse a lot. A person born in 1900 has travelled as many miles and talked to as many people throughout his whole life as a person born in 1973 has travelled and talked to over a course of one year. Such huge number of contacts cannot go unnoticed for erectile and reproductive systems of a man.

Why are erectile dysfunction and potency issues such a hot topic today? There is one more reason besides mass urbanization – the increasing number of retired older people who are ready to start living their lives to the fullest (including sexual aspects). According to modern beliefs you can only start enjoying life after you retire: the elderly couples go travelling, actively socialize, and do their best to experience all the joys of life. Therefore the number of older gentlemen who are not satisfied with their weak erection as a result of age increases more and more. Another very popular reason for male sexual weakness is continual stress. Modern society persistently offers the model of living in the future. Compare our ancestors who used to live "here and now", to a modern person who constantly rakes up the past and tries to glance into the future.

How safe is it to use Viagra? Recently Viagra has become the regular of almost every home’s medicine chest. If something goes wrong under the sheets, the hand automatically reaches out for the blue pill. But taking this medication without doctor’s recommendation can be a dangerous undertaking. This pill has a lot of possible side effects including liver and kidneys diseases and certain eye illnesses. Viagra will not help if there is no sexual arousal, the pill does not initiate the erection it just helps sustain it at a certain level. Doctors usually prescribe Viagra with the disclaimer to have the pill somewhere nearby just in case, but still to try and have sex without it. It works most of the times. Interestingly, the last generation Viagra will appear as a chewing gum that you will have to chew 30 minutes prior to having sex. Good news for the women – the analogue of female Viagra is a reality. The medicine that increases the sexual drive of women has been already invented, tested and very soon will appear for sale in pharmacies.

How does married life affect a man’s potency? It has been noticed that married men maintain sexual strength for 7-10 years longer than single men. Regular quality sex can drastically prolong the man’s sexual clock. Men who have sex with a constant partner at least twice a week maintain their sexual drive at a respectable level way longer than those who tend to often change their sexual partners and inconsistent husbands practicing sexual abstinence for a month or longer.

Is it true that cell phones lower your sexual potency? We often see the headlines in the press connecting using the cell phone with lower count of sperm (minimum 30% less). This warning concerns mostly those who wear their cell on the belt or in the pants’ pocket. However, there are no scientific grounds for this concern. If there was at least one case like this it would have been known all over the world and the company producing the cell phone would have been bankrupt.

How does alcohol affect a man’s sexual abilities? Men drinking more than 50g of hard liquor a day face the potency issues already at 40 years of age. Men enjoying a glass of wine once a week or less are very likely to be still functioning at 75. Those who love beer risk the most, since 1 liter of this drink is equal to 100g of vodka. At the same time beer contains particles that can cause addiction over time. Beer also contains substances that increase your appetite. The beer belly is usually a result of snacks that go with the beer such as chips, pistachios, etc. The potency and sexual drive of beer lovers suffers as well. The ideal drink before the night of passion is the half a glass of Champaign (but not more than half a glass) or a little bit of dry wine.

Is there a diet that contributes to good potency? Ancient wise men claimed that in order to strengthen your male potency you should eat everything that looks like a penis and/or has a red color (bananas, asparagus, meat, carrots). Modern doctors are not so definite; according to them low-calories foods containing a lot of vitamins such as seafood, vegetables, fruit, etc. are good for erection. If a woman wants a passionate night of love it is important not to over-feed her man at dinner. A light protein-full dinner (vegetable omelet) will be a perfect culinary foreplay. Although, who serves dinner and how is much more important than what kinds of foods are served. If it is done by a woman you love, you are guaranteed to have a good erection.

Is it true that the sexual interest in your partner inevitably fades away over time? It would be more correct to say that the sexual interest changes. If the sexual drive were to inevitable fade away, then all the marriages would break up or would hold up on children only. The perpetual passion and hormonal surge that are typical for the beginning stages of dating do not last forever, and that is normal. What kind of relationship you will have over years depends a lot on a woman. With time a woman gains experience, gives a man a feeling of unity and understanding. Interestingly, in brothels for elderly they are being "serviced" by elderly women. The retirees feel a lot more comfortable with the person of the same age than with a girl who is a lot younger than them.

Do men go through "menopause"? Every man without exception will experience the decrease in production of the sex hormones. Their quantity starts to decrease at the age of 25. However, at first this process is smooth and almost unnoticeable. But starting from about 45 years of age the testosterone production decreases abruptly. Over time the testosterone production is not capable of keeping up the same efficiency as before. Some men go through this process painlessly; others experience muscles getting flabby, bones becoming fragile, they may also feel drowsiness and increased irritability. Sexual tastes may change as well from increased sexuality to developing sexual perversions. During this period of time some men start to feel drawn to young inexperienced girls. The male "menopause" is better known as midlife crisis.

Is it true that elderly fathers have genius kids? It’s a myth. The origins of this myth are in history. In the past men got married later, and the number of genius kids has stayed the same throughout history. The quality of the sperm actually gets worse the older you are, plus the quantity of the spermatozoa becomes less with each year. Although there have been some incredible occurrences throughout history, for example, one unique Algerian man managed to conceive three kids in three different centuries: in the years of 1899, 1903, and 2001. Thus the age is a relative term.