Sexual Desire and Your hormones - Male Impotency

October 1, 2009

Recent studies into the affects of male impotence in the U.S., or the problem of maintaining an erection, suggests that the condition is worse than first thought for males in the 18 to 70 get older group where upwards of thirty million are affected. It wasn’t that long ago that the condition was thought to be purely a psychological condition but that has changed with current thinking that as much as 75 percent being of a physical nature. Although as men get older it becomes more difficult to get and maintain an erection, a individual’s general health, lifestyle, medication and mental wellbeing all have a part in the equation. Male impotence can happen when any of the normal physical responses required to achieve an erection develop a problem. These physical changes do not tend to go away post orgasm. At times, multiple orgasms are required to get rid of the physical signs of the sexual arousal.

However, the underlying problems, be they medical, medicinal or lifestyle, can be cured and once that is done so can the male impotency condition. Hardening of the arterial blood vessels can cause male impotence when blood cannot get to the penis in sufficient quantity to enable an erection. Sometimes the nerves that control the blood flow to the penis can become damaged and this can also cause male impotence. Also, research has demonstrated that one out of every four impotent males who suffer with male impotence also suffer from diabetes. There are many other medical conditions that can prompt male impotence including: Parkinson’s disease, MS and injuries to the spianl column. There are also occasions where accidental damage to blood vessels and nerves happen during surgery to treat prostate cancer, bladder, colon or rectal problems which causes impotency. Sometimes it is the medicine used to control conditions such as diabetes, depression, high blood pressure in addition to other problems that are the cause of impotence. Oddly, being a smoker does not ensure you any more likely to suffer male impotency than that of a non-smoker.

Although that does change if a smoker suffers with other health problems, then the prospects of him having male impotency increases against a that of a non-smoker. In fact, in men suffering with coronary disease, over twice as many smokers will have impotence problems than those who do not smoke. Alcohol when consumed to extremes, is also a cause of impotence as it disrupts the hormone level and if it continues, can in reality damage the nerves and in a fourth of cases, this impairment is enduring as is the male impotence. A man who is depressed, under tension, or troubled about his “performance” during sex may not be able to have an erection.

Male impotency problems that are age related can generally be rectified when the individual realizes and realises the changes that are happening to his body are quite natural. It is not unusual for males as they mature to demand more manual foreplay before they are able to attain an erection. Frequently the erection when it does occur may be less firm and it may take longer to ejaculate. Luckily, irrespective what the cause of impotency is, male impotence can usually be repaired.

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