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Erectile Dysfunction
Is the inability to achieve and maintain an erection firm enough for satisfactory sexual intercourse for the patient and their partner.
If is difficult to get or keep an erection happens all the time it could lead to other problems like stress, affect self-confidence and contribute to relationship problems.
Erectile dysfunction may also indicate an underlying health condition that needs treatment or heart problems.
Male sexual arousal is a process that involves the brain, hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles and blood vessels.
The causes of erectile dysfunction can be both physical and psychological or a combination of both.
They can be psychological, vascular, neurological, hormonal and pharmacological among the most common are:
Psychological:
Depression, stress or anxiety as well as problems in the couple.
Vascular causes:
It can be due to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking or patients who have received radiotherapy treatment.
Neurological causes:
The problem arises when there is injury to the nerves involved, for example with patients who have spinal cord injuries.
Hormonal causes:
They are rare and due to a lack of male sex hormones.
Pharmacological causes:
There are some medications that have the side effect of decreasing the ability to have an erection.
Symptoms
Erectile dysfunction does not usually cause many symptoms but attention could be paid if the following symptoms are experienced:
- Have an erection sometimes but not every time you want to have sex
- Have an erection but not long enough to be able to have intercourse
- Nor being able to have an erection at any time
- Persistent decrease in sexual desire
