Male erectile dysfunction (ED), commonly known as impotence, is a common disease in men, the incidence is high, but men are generally considered ED as unspeakable, most men do not understand the causes of ED, but also easy to ignore the impact of this disease, but also generally reluctant to go to the hospital for treatment.
From the perspective of the etiology of ED, we remind the following six types of men to pay attention to: 1, men suffering from heart disease or atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease and ED are closely related. Studies have concluded that the etiology of ED and cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension and atherosclerosis are similar. The study found that 39% of people with heart disease have ED, and up to 64% of patients with myocardial infarction have ED. Hypertension patients suffering from ED is also much higher than normal, hypertension after treatment of blood pressure drops, the blood into the penis will be reduced, and thus ED will increase.
2, men with diabetes 23% to 75% of men with diabetes have ED problems, 2-5 times higher than non-diabetic patients. Diabetic ED is characterized by heavier symptoms and is relatively difficult to treat. The cause of diabetic ED is mainly damage to the nerves and blood vessels of the penis and other tissues.
3, high blood lipids and obese men Serum total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are associated with ED (male erectile dysfunction).
Studies have found that the higher the total serum cholesterol and the lower the HDL, the greater the risk of ED.
High lipids can damage the structure of the blood vessel walls and lead to alterations in nerve function associated with male erection.
Most current research suggests that dyslipidemia affects blood flow in the cavernous arteries of the penis in two main ways. One is by causing atherosclerosis of large blood vessels such as the internal iliac, internal pubic and cavernous arteries, which reduces blood flow to the penile arteries.
The second is to damage the vascular endothelial cells, which affects the vascular smooth muscle diastole during penile erection.
4, men suffering from endocrine diseases About 20% of patients are caused by androgen deficiency. Androgens play an important role in maintaining normal male desire and erectile function, androgen deficiency can cause abnormal changes in the structure and function of the penile corpus cavernosum. Other endocrine diseases, including thyroid disease, hyperprolactinemia and so on, can cause ED. 5, the lifestyle of long-term unhealthy men.
Smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise, irregular sex life and other risk factors for men ED, lifestyle long-term unhealthy men are prone to ED. 6, age 40 years or older men Studies have found that the older the man ED more common. From the age of 50 to 70, people suffering from severe ED rose from 5.1% to 15%. In Beijing, there was a survey, 60 to 69 years old age group of men with severe ED is 50 to 59 years old age group of men nearly five times. the etiology of ED is complex, medical science believes that age is only one of the risk factors, the possibility of ED will increase with age. However, increasing age does not mean that ED will necessarily occur, if the physical condition of the case, male erectile function and sexual life can exist throughout life. So men over the age of 40 need to pay more attention to changes in male function, and timely detection and diagnosis of problems can protect their overall health status.