Perhaps you are battling erectile dysfunction and hate yourself for it. You think that your existence as a man is highly questionable as one of the major things that define you as a man is not performing as it should. Well, we should start by making you understand that you are not the only one in that shoe. You would be shocked at the numbers if you ever took out time to go over studies showing how many people have this problem. This article has an aim and it is not to discuss the number of men facing this hardship. However, you can go through this article if you would like to find out more about that.
Rather, this article is about discussing some of the known causes of this problem. Erectile dysfunction is a subject that is still being studied and discoveries and solutions keep coming up.
This is why you should know that the discussions here are based on findings as at the time of writing this article. Having made that clear, we would go over some of the KNOWN causes of this problem. But before then, we need to go over what erectile dysfunction means in the first place.
What Is Erectile Dysfunction?
It is any among a wide range of dysfunctions that would put the penis in a position where it cannot please the other party. This means that this sexual organ is supposed to attain a state that would allow it to offer the other party sexual pleasure. However, this would not be possible as it is unable to do this.
By and large, the issue can be a temporary situation or a permanent one. It could be temporary in the sense that the organ can attain the position to offer the other party sexual pleasure but this would not happen for long enough. On the other end, it could be permanent as the organ cannot even attain the position at all.
As mentioned earlier, there are many people (men) that have their happiness threatened by varying degrees of erectile dysfunction. This all goes to say that it is a subject that needs to be addressed more often even though it is quite a sensitive one for many.
Some Known Causes of Erectile Dysfunction
Understanding what erectile dysfunction is about (especially as a man) will either help you avoid or treat this problem. Bearing this in mind, some of its known causes that you should be aware of include:
Medications
Drugs and other forms of medications are important for recovering, avoiding, and managing health complications. Be that as it may, caution is of the essence when using medications. For one, you should not only be concerned about the ability of a medication to help you recover, manage, avoid, or treat the health complications. You also need to understand its side effects.
Against this backdrop, some medications contribute mildly or severely to erectile dysfunctions. This is why you need to seek top-class medical advice before taking medical decisions such as using medications of any kind. You would be shocked to find out the number of drugs that are capable of causing this problem. To help you have a slight idea, some of the drugs in question include the following:
Antidepressants and psychiatric drugs – Clorazepate (Tranxene), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Diazepam (Valium), Amoxapine (Asendin), Doxepin (Sinequan), Amitriptyline (Elavil), Buspirone (Buspar), Chlorpromazine (Thorazine), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Clomipramine (Anafranil), Desipramine (Norpramin), and several others.
Antihistamine medicines – Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), Cimetidine (Tagamet), Hydroxyzine (Vistaril), Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Nizatidine (Axid), Meclizine (Antivert), and several other drugs that qualify as Antihistamine medicines.
Drugs for Treating High BP (Blood Pressure) – Chlorthalidone (Hygroton), Bumetanide (Bumex), Chlorothiazide (Diuril), Furosemide (Lasix), Clonidine (Catapres), Captopril (Capoten), Guanfacine (Tenex), Guanabenz (Wytensin), Enalapril (Vasotec), and several others including some water pills (diuretics).
Painkillers (majorly opiate analgesics) – Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Methadone, Codeine, Meperidine (Demerol), Fentanyl (Innovar), Morphine.
Frankly, these are just a few out of a long list capable of causing erectile dysfunction. If you would like to know more, you can visit: https://medlineplus.gov/. So, you should be mindful of the drugs that you use and how you use them to avoid erectile problems that are drug-induced. This is very important and is why self-medication or consulting the wrong people for drug prescriptions is not advised.
Health Complications
Is it not rather ironic that both drugs and health issues are contributing factors to erectile dysfunction? Well, it is what it is as some health challenges can manifest through erectile dysfunction.
What we have realized is that the problem is known to be more severe or mild with some of these health complications than with others. From what studies have been able to gather so far, some of the health complications capable of causing this problem include the following:
Diabetes
There is a sour relationship between diabetes and erectile dysfunction. This is why people who experience signs of erectile dysfunction need to get a medical evaluation as soon as possible. The reason is that this problem can be one of the manifestations of an underlying health complication such as diabetes.
And just as is often the case, it is better if the complication is discovered and attended to early. The chances of effective treatment and recovery are higher this way.
Injuries to the Spinal Cord
The spinal cord makes up a huge and important part of the skeletal system but it is more than that. This is because it is the transport system for areas such as the penis to receive what they need for erection when the need arises. For this reason, injuries to this important part of the skeletal framework can affect the performance of the penis among other things.
Neurological Diseases
Some practical and theoretical studies have shown how some neurological diseases manifest in ways such as erectile dysfunction. Some of the known neurological diseases in question include Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s.
Conclusion
Knowing about the causes of this problem as we have done here will help in lots of ways. For one, it would help people avoid these causes in the best way possible. It would also make people see the need to get help and not keep quiet about it.Speaking of getting treated, there are many options. Some of the treatment options include PRP penile growth and the use of pills.
Quite a lot has been said here about the causes of this problem. However, you should also know that there are other causes and others will still be discovered. Terrible eating habits and psychological adverse effects are causes as well. In light of all these, men need to seek medical advice and treatment if they have this problem.
