A sexual issue that has become highly common these days, due to stress or tensions in the relationship is Erectile Dysfunction. Erectile Dysfunction is a condition in which the men are unable to get or keep an erection firm for a longer period when participating in a sexual intercourse.
An erection is an essential part in a intercourse, it is basically an outcome of increased blood flow into the penis. This may be a result of sexual thoughts or direct intercourse. When a man gets sexually aroused, the muscle in the penis area relaxes which leads to an heightened amount of blood flow passing through the penile arteries filling blood into the two chambers present in the penis. As a result, the penis grows rigid.
With the increased amount of stress in everyone’s life, men do suffer from erectile dysfunction at tines, but it becomes a reason to worry if it occurs a multiple number of times and makes it completely impossible to enjoy sexual intercourse.
Symptoms and Causes
The most common symptom of erectile dysfunction is the inability to keep an erection or even to get one at times. As a result of this, men may also experience reduced sexual desires.
Coming to the underlying causes of this condition, it can be physiological or psychological in nature. Physical causes may include diabetes and obesity, multiple sclerosis, surgeries, treatment of prostate cancer, sleeping disorder, Parkinson’s disease, High Cholesterol and Blood Pressure, heart diseases, smoking, drinking and certain kinds of medications.
Psychological causes include depression, anxiety, work related stress, fear of intimacy, problems in the relationship and at times guiltiness too.
Treatment
An erectile dysfunction can be harmful in the longer run, with the male suffering from it experiencing waves of depression and anxiety. To avoid this from happening, medical science has done a lot of research on erectile dysfunction. As a consequence of which, ample treatment options are available to treat this condition.
These medications may have some minor side effects but they are really efficient in terms of getting or keeping an erection. Some of these medications prescribed by the doctor are Sildenafil (Viagra), Avanafil (Slendra), Tadalafil (Cialis), Androderm (Testosterone), Alprostadil (Caverject) and Vardenafil (Levitra)