Contents:
- Medical Video: How Does Smoking Cause Impotence?
- What diseases can cause erectile dysfunction?
- 1. Cancer
- 2. Stroke
- 3. Diabetes
- 4. Heart
- 5. Peyronie
- Causes of impotence that are not due to disease
Medical Video: How Does Smoking Cause Impotence?
Erection of the penis results from the flow of blood in the blood vessels in the penis, filling it until it is fully filled so that the penis becomes enlarged and hardened. There are some men who cannot experience erections normally and lead to erectile failure and orgasm. Erectile dysfunction, or more familiarly known as impotence, is the inability of the penis to achieve orgasm satisfaction during sex.
Men who have erectile dysfunction have certainly not been able to reach orgasm, but men who cannot orgasm do not necessarily experience erectile dysfunction. The penis is a blood vessel, not a muscle, so if the blood flow to the penis is disrupted due to certain diseases, then that person may experience erectile or impotence.
What diseases can cause erectile dysfunction?
1. Cancer
Men who suffer from cancer, may experience impotence as well. Why? Because in cancer healing medicines there is an anti-androgen content. Drugs that contain anti-androgens are usually used in urinary tract healing drugs and prostate enlargement. This medicine does cure cancer, but unfortunately the way it works is in contrast to the male hormone production system which reduces male virility.
2. Stroke
Stroke usually attacks someone who has aged, but it cannot be denied that young men can also have a stroke. In stroke, blood flow that is attacked to the brain will also affect blood tissue in erectile tissue, so that the penis cannot erect optimally.
3. Diabetes
Impotence often occurs in people with diabetes, and usually sufferers are not always energetic in matters in bed. The reason is that excess glucose found in diabetics cannot change into energy, because the levels of the hormone insulin in diabetics are very low. So that high sugar levels in diabetics can inhibit male nerve performance, which also relates to sexual satisfaction activities produced can not occur optimally.
4. Heart
Heart disease occurs due to the presence of blocked blood vessels, plus excessive cholesterol in the body, thus forming fat deposits in the blood vessels that make blood flow stunted. This results in blood flow not being able to reach the penis area maximally and being the cause of erectile dysfunction.
5. Peyronie
Peyronie is a hardened network of plaques or lumps, which are found in the head of the penis, penis shaft, or testicles. This condition causes the penis to bend during erection if the plaque on the penis thickens. Penile stimulation results in the formation of scar tissue as a curvature of the penis, blocking penetration during sex.
Causes of impotence that are not due to disease
The average cause of impotence in addition to the above diseases is lifestyle changes, such as smoking. It seems that almost everyone knows that smoking can cause impotence. This is because cigarettes release nicotine and other substances that can become blood vessel inhibitors. If the blood vessels in the body are blocked, it is certain that the flow to the penis will be disrupted which can cause people to experience impotence.
Frequent drinking of alcoholic beverages can also cause erectile dysfunction, because alcohol is a depressant that can block nerve performance, thus inhibiting communication between the brain and other body parts, in this case for example the penis. This is why alcoholics suffer from disorientation, because the mind experiences emptiness and slow movements of work movements.
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