The physical problems in blood vessels, nerves and hormoens and psychological problmes can cause erection problems like erectile dysfunction. The 80% erections problems can be due to physical causes. There can be erection with the imagination or senses like vision, hearing, touch and taste which can stimulate and arouse you. The nerve impulses are sent to the central nervous system to increase the blood flow in the penis. The spongy chambers in the penis are filled wby the blood to expand the penis.
There are four things required for normal erection.
There can be short term and long term injuries, prostate complications and other surgery or blood flow to the penis which can lead to the erection problems. The people with more than 50 years of age can have the erection problems. The blood flow in the penis is prevented due to blood vessels due to which there will be no or less erection. The blood vessels are damaged with the long term high blood pressure causing erection problems.
The arousal singals travelling from brain and spinal cord to the penis are blocked due to neurologic problmes. There can also be erection problems due to Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke which can lower sexual desire. There can also be erection problems with nerve damage from diabetes, surgery complications and spinal cord injury. The erection is prevented due to problems with penis structure or its surrounding tissues.
The low level of testosterone and other hormonal factors may also lead to the erection problems. The erction problems can also be due to the side effects of some medications like high blood pressure and depression. The tobaccor, alcohol and other drugs can also cause erection problems. The severity of erection problems can be reduced by stopping these substances.
The erection problems can be caused by the activities which can block the blood flow into the penis. There can be erection problems in men who ride bicycle for a long time as compared to men who ride ocassionally but the link between two is not proven yet.
The erection problems can not be due to the vasectomy problems but the sexual performance is affected by the pain after operation. The man is also affected psychologically if he is not comformtable with decision to have vasectomy.
Deression, anxiety, stress, grief are some of the psychological causes of erection problems. There can be interference of these things with the arousing things of man. The men having with ounger than 40 having erection problems without any physical factor can have psychological factors to have the erection problmes. The erection problems can also be due to relationship problmes. The man can lose sexual interest with a particular partner. The erection problems in men can be due to contemplate marriage. The men can have problems in sexual intercourse with their partners after their first child is born.