Erectile dysfunction (ED) can also be called impotence. The disease prevents men from attaining and sustaining an erection for a period of time needed for achieving sexual satisfaction.
Erectile dysfunction differs from other medical conditions like: lack of sexual desire, problems with ejaculation or orgasm. This article presents the major information concerning erectile dysfunction and the ways of treating the disease.
Erectile dysfunction’s symptoms are various. Some men experience a permanent inability to attain an erection, some experience only a temporary inability to achieve an erection. ED can also cause an inability to sustain an erection for long enough. This diversity of severity of ED symptoms makes it hard to estimate how many men actually suffer from erectile dysfunction. Men are ashamed of the disease and do not want to discuss this matter with the doctor. That is why many cases of the disease are under-diagnosed. After all, experts were able to estimate the approximate number of men suffering from the disease - this number amounts to 30 million men in the USA. Read more…
The penis consists of two chambers: called the corpora cavernosa. It runs the length of the upper side of the penis (look at the figure 1 below). The urethra is a channel for urine and ejaculate. The urethra runs along the underside of the corpora cavernosa. Read more…
Erection is an effect of sexual stimulation. The stimulation may have a mental character (for instance: fantasies) or tactile character (for example: touching genitals). Sexual stimulation creates an electrical impulse which goes along the nerves which go to the penis. Read more…
In the expanded penis there is a pressure which affects the veins in tunica albuginea (the ones that allow the blood flow to leave the penis). The blood is trapped in the penis so that an erection can be sustained. Erection stops when the level of cyclic GMP in corpora cavernosa decreases. Read more…
Here are some major medical conditions which have to be fulfilled by a man in order to achieve an erection: Read more…