Erectile Dysfunction
There's absolutely no need to panic about erectile dysfunction (ED). Whatever you do, don't turn it into a problem about you or try to blame yourself. Most men's erectile dysfunction (ED) is not down to not fancying their partner, not down to having found someone else and there is always a good explanation as to why you are experiencing it. For partners of men who suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED) please remember that this is a common occurance in men and various reasons can trigger this problem.
It is highly important to help yourself and begin a plan of healthy living. Excessive alcohol, smoking and obesity can all add to the chances of developing erectile dysfunction (ED). If you are medication for e.g, depression, anxiety, or various ailments, this medication could be the root of your problem. Check with your Pharmacist or Doctor and be open and clear about your problem.
Since an erection requires a precise sequence of events, erectile dysfunction (ED) can occur when any of the events is disrupted. The sequence includes nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, and area around the penis, and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins, and arteries in and near the corpora cavernosa. Damage to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, and fibrous tissues, often as a result of disease, is the most common cause of erectile dysfunction. Diseases—such as diabetes, kidney disease, chronic alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, vascular disease, and neurologic disease—account for about 70 percent of erectile dysfunction (ED) cases. Between 35 and 50 percent of men with diabetes experience erectile dysfunction (ED).
If you can't keep your blood sugar or your blood pressure under control, you can get erectile dysfunction (ED). It's important that you take your medicines for these problems just the way your doctor tells you. Sometimes your hormones get out of balance and this causes erectile dysfunction (ED). Your doctor will decide if you need blood tests to check your hormones. Some medicines can cause erectile dysfunction. If this is true for you, your doctor may take you off that medicine or give you a different one. Drinking too much alcohol, smoking too much and abusing drugs can also cause erectile dysfunction (ED).
How erectile dysfunction (ED) is treated depends on what is causing it. After your doctor checks you for medical problems and medicines that might cause erectile dysfunction, he or she may have you try a medicine to help with erectile dysfunction (ED). Some of these medicines are injected into your penis. Other medicines are taken by mouth or nasal spray. Not everyone can use these medicines. Your doctor will help you decide if you can try them.