Nowadays, ED (erectile dysfunction) is considered to be one of the most annoying complications in males. It is well known that while sexual intercourse men need to have an erect and hard phallus. Provided a man fails to maintain it erected, later on he experiences erectile dysfunction which can even affect the relationship to a considerable extension.
Erectile dysfunction is one of the most wide-spread problems in men. It is very important to diagnose it on time. More than 50 percent of males above the age of forty suffer from erectile dysfunction. In most cases, ED is observed in older men, though sometimes it occurs at any age.
Before, erectile dysfunction was considered to be rather a psychological problem but now it is proved that it can also be the result of such physical problems like stress, heart problems, diabetes, alcohol intake, excessive smoking, etc.
Some common causes of erectile dysfunction are represented here:
As concerns the sexual arousal in men, it is dependable on the sensations of the brains, nerves, hormones, muscles and blood vessels. The anatomy of phallus is complicated. The penis has 2 cylindrical sponges which carry blood and create an erection.
Blood flows from the heart into the phallus under strong pressure and valves keep it in the phallus to cause the erection. Urethra is the 3rd cylinder, this tube is known to carry ejaculate and urine. Once the lining of the blood vessels cannot function well and the blood cannot reach the penis, erectile dysfunction occurs. Nowadays, erectile dysfunction is considered to be a natural symptom in males.
There are the results of the study conducted by our medical experts to find out the causes of erectile dysfunction in men.
| Characteristics | Patients without erectile dysfunction | Patients with erectile dysfunction |
| Age a)less than 50 years old b)above 50 years old |
33 8 |
17 42 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 |
31 |
| Serum Creatinine | 18.4 |
11.2 |
| Serum Calcium | 13.0 |
9.5 |
| Hemoglobin | 10.3 | 8.5 |
| Phosphorus | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| Urea | 25.6 | 31.7 |
It was proved that the predominance of erectile dysfunction is less in patients less than 50 years old and it is higher in patients above 50 years of age.
