Health problems such as heart disease and vascular problems can raise the risk of erectile dysfunction. Experts also believe that psychological factors can do the same. According to research, stress, anxiety, guilt, depression, low self-esteem, and fear of sexual failure cause 10% to 20% of ED cases.
Men with a physical cause for [...]
Psychological factors can cause erectile dysfunction
Drugs for treating ED
Drugs for treating ED can be taken orally, injected directly into the penis, or inserted into the urethra at the tip of the penis. In March 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Viagra, the first pill to treat ED. Since that time, vardenafil hydrochloride (Levitra) and tadalafil (Cialis) have [...]
Psychotherapy to treat ED
Experts often treat psychologically based ED using techniques that decrease the anxiety associated with intercourse. The patient’s partner can help with the techniques, which include gradual development of intimacy and stimulation. Such techniques also can help relieve anxiety when ED from physical causes is being treated.
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases [...]
Fibromyalgia and Erectile Dysfunction
By Helena Ederveen
What is Erectile Dysfunction?
Erectile dysfunction is a complex disorder that can affect men of any age. It is the condition that prevents men from achieving or sustaining an erection. The term also includes other conditions which seriously inhibit sexual performance or render the patient unable to participate in sexual intercourse. In most cases, [...]
Which Erectile Dysfunction Treatment Should You Choose? Discover Your Options
By Paulus Wideman
If you’re a man suffering from erectile dysfunction, chances are at one point or another, you’ve been looking for a cure. Unfortunately, unless it’s caused by underlying issues and other physiological problems, erectile dysfunction is usually a permanent condition which comes about naturally as the body wears down from age and other diseases.
While [...]
What causes an erection?
Hormones, blood vessels, nerves, and muscles must all work together to make an erection. Your brain starts an erection by sending nerve signals to the penis when it senses sexual stimulation. Touching may cause this arousal. Another trigger may be something you see or hear. It may be a sexual thought or dream.
Your brain starts [...]
What men need to know about erectile problems
Some people can talk with their doctors about sex. Others feel that sex is private. They do not want to share details with anyone. But if you have problems getting or keeping an erection, you have good reasons to talk to a doctor: your health and your quality of life.
Erection problems used to be called [...]
How is Erectile Dysfunction (ED) diagnosed?
Patient History
Medical and sexual histories help define the degree and nature of ED. A medical history can disclose diseases that lead to ED, while a simple recounting of sexual activity might distinguish among problems with sexual desire, erection, ejaculation, or orgasm.
Using certain prescription or illegal drugs can suggest a chemical cause, since drug effects account [...]
What causes erectile dysfunction (ED)?
Since an erection requires a precise sequence of events, 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 [...]
How does an erection occur?
The penis contains two chambers called the corpora cavernosa, which run the length of the organ (see figure 1). A spongy tissue fills the chambers. The corpora cavernosa are surrounded by a membrane, called the tunica albuginea. The spongy tissue contains smooth muscles, fibrous tissues, spaces, veins, and arteries. The urethra, which is the channel [...]