Often if there is an existing physical problem, mental tension in whatever form will make it worse. And this brings up the crux of the conflicting information on erectile dysfunction… See, there is much debate about whether ED is due to physical or psychological causes or both.
But you don’t have lack of control of your penis and sexual libido because of some other problem… you have some other problem (or two) because you’ve gradually lost control of your penis and libido.
Are you in a high-stress job? Unemployed? Facing a crucial deadline? Putting in too many hours at work? Going through a major change in your life? All of these things can have a profound affect on sexual desire and performance.
However, only about 5% of men who seek medical treatment for erectile dysfunction are testosterone deficient.
With performance anxiety, your brain releases chemicals that constrict the smooth muscle of the penis and its arteries.
Penis - the release of cGMP causes blood vessels to dilate and the smooth muscle relaxes so your old boy can become engorged with blood and stand up! And that’s it! It sounds a bit technical and maybe not all that practical, right? The good news is you don’t need to [...].
Get out and do something – even if it’s just walking 2 miles a day. ‘Cause’ # 9 – Psychological… stress, anxiety, guilt, depression, low self-esteem, fear of sexual failure represents 10-20% cases of impotence.
Brain - the Limbic system, or the primitive brain, is what controls libido & orgasms and is all about survival… within what is called the Reward Circuit a chemical messenger called dopamine is released, which fires nerve impulses 2.
Spinal Cord – as nerve impulses are received from the brain, it fires its own down the spine 3. Spinal Nerves – nerve impulses arrive and produce a chemical messenger, Nitric Oxide (NO), which activates another chemical called cGMP 4.
After all… … sexual energy is the most powerful and potent force available to man. From a practical stand-point, it’s much more beneficial to simply understand how both psychological and physical factors are connected within, and feed into, the same chain-of-command for erections… There Are Only 4 Links In The Erection Chain-Of-Command Yes, it’s true.
‘Cause’ # 7 – Prostate Cancer and Treatments… up to 90% of men who undergo total removal of the prostate and about 75% of those who have had radiation treatment for prostate cancer experience erectile dysfunction afterward.
It’s not just an old wives tale that men with bad backs make bad lovers. The mistake when you have any injury is to stop activity completely which just immobilizes the area and keeps it inactive, which eliminates any chance of recovery.
This decreases blood-flow into the penis and, also, increases blood-flow out of the penis… this equals no erection.
Most men can trace their erectile dysfunction to one or more of these 4 phases… (And don’t worry, you’ll see what to do about it in just a minute) But anyway – here they are in their simplest form… ERECTION CHAIN-OF-COMMAND — SIMPLIFIED! 1.
The problem is that advanced stages of prostate cancer often damage nerves needed for erectile function.
Luckily, you can access a free solution to surgery and drug treatments below. ‘Cause’ # 8 – Physical Injuries… damage to the spinal cord and/or pelvic area trauma, such as a pelvic fracture, can cause sufficient nerve damage that can result in impotence.