The prostate (prostate gland) plays a very important role in the formation and retention of an erection. First, the prostate produces testosterone to some extent. To a lesser extent, of course, than the testicles, but still testosterone added by the prostate will never be superfluous. Second, the prostate converts testosterone into 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, a form of testosterone that is much more potent than testosterone itself.
Over time, the testicles produce less and less testosterone. By the age of 30, testosterone production by the testicles is halved compared to 20 years. By the age of 40, twice more. And after 30 years, the role of the prostate becomes more and more important.
The prostate controls sexual function in the same way and by neuroreflex. The prostate has a network of nerve endings and receptors that respond to irritation.
In chronic prostatitis, prolonged inflammatory and congestive processes form scars in the prostate that reduce the sensitivity of numerous receptor endings designed to conduct impulses to the centers of the spinal cord responsible for erection and ejaculation. These centers are depleted, resulting in premature ejaculation and erection worsens in the flesh until it disappears.
In addition, chronic prostatitis causes a certain fear in a man of sexual intimacy itself, which I already wrote about on the page What is prostatitis dangerous for. Constant pain in the pelvic area, which comes just from the prostate, causes self-doubt, and the situation is aggravated even on a psychological level. On the page Mechanism of erection, the role of the brain as a conductor of this process is described in detail. And in this case, the mental barrier aggravates the whole situation even more.
Therefore, the role of the prostate in the occurrence of an erection is undeniable. Take care of your health. And if it is not in order, then urgently treated.
If everything is more or less normal with health, then you can work on increasing potency.