Distinguish between absolute impotence, which is extremely rare and is a complete and persistent inability of a man to have an erection, and relative, resulting from the action of one or more factors and completely surmountable. It is also customary to talk about psychogenic erectile dysfunction, organic (physiological) and mixed forms of this disorder.
Violation of potency can be stated when an erection either does not occur at all on the eve of coitus, or weakens or disappears during intercourse. However, it can appear outside the sexual environment, for example during sleep. In order to restore potency with the help of modern effective methods, it is necessary to identify the reasons for the weakening of a man’s ability to have sexual intercourse.
What causes erectile dysfunction?
Problems with sexual potency can be caused by the following factors:
- Interest in alcohol. If at a young age regular drinking on potency most often does not affect, then in middle-aged men who drink, erections can significantly weaken.
- Smoking, which damages the walls of blood vessels, which negatively affects the smooth muscles in the penis and reduces blood flow to it. Smokers are twice as likely to suffer from impotence than abstainers.
- Dependence on drugs. All of them, sooner or later, but are guaranteed to cause impotence and oppression of sexual function in men.
- Nervous fatigue, depression, neurosis, stress, inability to get rid of the worries and anxieties of the day during sexual intercourse.
- Lack of sleep, due to which the hormonal balance in the body of a man is disturbed and the production of testosterone is reduced.
- Taking tranquilizers and sedatives, certain drugs, as well as the misuse of anabolic steroids that mimic the effect of testosterone.
- Various psychological complexes, a man’s self-doubt, shame, improper behavior of a sexual partner.
- Diseases of the genitourinary system, such as prostatitis. The prostate gland, along with the testicles, is involved in the metabolism of testosterone, after thirty to forty years of age, its role in the production of the male sex hormone increases. With inflammation of the prostate, the synthesis of testosterone is disrupted and the genitourinary system as a whole is affected.
- Some endocrine disorders, such as diabetes.
- Negative consequences of surgery and injuries in the pelvic area.
- Hypogonadism (insufficiency of the testicles), leading to a decrease in the production of sex hormones.
- Soreness of intercourse, arising from various reasons.
- Some sexually transmitted diseases, such as trichomoniasis, chlamydia, genital herpes.
- Excess weight, especially fat deposits in the waist and abdomen, associated with a decrease in testosterone levels in the blood.
- Insufficient physical activity, “sedentary” lifestyle.
Effective treatment of erectile dysfunction, as well as prostatitis, will help restore a full sex life. The key to successful therapy is the correct diagnosis and identification of the factors that caused the deterioration in the quality of life of a man.