Physicians Health

Impotence is the inability of a person to sustain an erection or even to achieve it. Male dysfunction is one of the most stressful sexual problems among men, which include lack of sexual desire, ejaculation issues and problems achieving orgasm.

It is not an openly discussed theme, and that’s why the lack of being informed may deepen the problem and strongly affect a man’s psychology. Whether you agree or not, I think that men’s sexual life is directly connected with his self-confidence and male dysfunction can lower their self-esteem, which will be followed by great stress.

All of us tend to believe that impotence occurs only in older men, but this problem is common among young and middle age men as well. Do you know what makes this problem even worse? Ignorance. Young men often hide this fact, because society isn’t ready to accept this problem as one of the hundreds of illnesses.

The causes of impotence are based on three factors: stress (mainly among young men), lifestyle and physical issues.

• The psychological causes of impotence are stress and anxiety. The problems that young men may have in school, personal life,  family life or at work can create an unhealthy atmosphere for having a normal sex life.

The other issue is performance anxiety that may be related to different things, such as fear of pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease, inexperience, past failures in their sexual life, the feeling of guilt if he is having sex with somebody he shouldn’t and, of course, relationship problems.

This list may be expanded with more personal or general psychological issues that can cause male dysfunction. But in most cases these causes do not lead to long-term impotence.

• The second important factor that influences men’s sexual functions is unhealthy lifestyle. Excessive smoking and drinking alcohol, obesity or use of recreation drugs can damage men’s sexual life. According to studies, almost all men who take heroin are impotent. Nicotine affects the health of sperm and decreases sperm count, which directly influences on fertility. Smoking also impedes blood flow to the penis, which is one of the most common reasons for failure to get an erection. As strange it may seem, excessive bike riding may also be a reason because bike seats place pressure on the nerves, restricting blood flow to the penis.

Nevertheless, a healthy lifestyle may help greatly. Daily exercises and following a good men’s health diet plan enhance fitness and make blood circulation smoother, which is essential for getting rock hard erections.

• Physical causes usually result in natural impotence and are typical mainly of post middle age men. Among the most frequent physical causes are insufficient blood flow to the penis and also nerve injury. Hormone imbalances, deterioration of the arteries, diabetes and many other illnesses can cause impotency.

Nowadays markets are flooded with impotence remedies like Viagra, Levitra, Cialis or mechanical impotence aids like vacuum pumps and vibrators, but these aren’t recommended for young men, because they can cause more serious problems later on.

As an alternative, herbal remedies can cure male dysfunction. Soothing herbs remove anxiety and make them relaxed. Herbal aphrodisiacs including ginger, Red Chinese or Red Korean ginseng, damiana and chocolate arise sexual interest, Tribulus Terrestris and Longjack help increase the production of the male sex hormone.

If you have erectile function issues, consult with your doctor to reveal the causes and find out your treatment for impotence. Be healthy.

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