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Article #8: Stress and Erectile Dysfunction

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What's the connection between stress and responsiveness in diabetics, one study
sexual difficulties? Because it raises showed that this can improve
blood pressure and cholesterol, stress spontaneously even in patients with
contributes to a greater risk of erectile diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage caused
dysfunction (ED). Under pressure, people by diabetes), usually when they form a
tend to smoke, overeat and abuse alcohol, new realtionship or when marital conflict
behaviors that also place men at higher decreases. Rates of spontaneous remission
risk for ED. of erectile dysfunction in men can range
The brain is the key player in the from 9% to 36%.
physical process of creating an erection. These examples point to the complex
If the part of the brain responsible for interplay between psychological and
sending the necessary impulses to the physiological factors. One thing is quite
penis receives negative and positive certain : even when the cause is a
messages, it will respond by releasing physical condition or medical illness,
chemicals that constrict the blood most men with ED feel psychological
vessels in the penis and inhibit the vulnerable and all men feel that their
natural process that causes an erection. masculinity is threatened.
The debate about the underlying causes Women can pretend to be aroused, even
od ED finally seems to be over. It's now they are not. Whether worried, distracted
generally agreed that organic problems or stressed, women can often fake arousal
account for approximately 80% of cases of and even orgasm, chances are that few men
ED, whereas psychological factors alone can honestly tell the difference. On the
are responsible for up to 20%. Organic other hand, it is impossible for a man to
factors include : fake an erection. Erectile dysfunction is
- Vascular disease obvious and repeated negative experiences
- Diabetes can lead sex to become embarrassing and
- Abnormal nerve function humiliating for men. A host of
- Hormone deficiencies/abnormalities psychological problems such as anxiety,
- Surgical procedures fear and even depression may follow.
- Medication use Stress is virtually everywhere and no
- Peyronie's (a condition causing one seemms to be immune to its influence
curvature of the penis) at one time or another. While it can take
- Lifestyle factors such as smoking, various forms and has different
alcohol use and poor diet implications for individuals, it is clear
But having a chronic illness can cause that it has a huge impact on our quality
psychological stress, which in turn may of life and our sexual health. Hera are
further increase a man's vulnerability to some key strategies to work on to help
erectile difficulties. For example, you take charge of your sexual life and
studies suggest that roughly 20% of keep stress at a manageable level for you
diabetic men with ED have symptoms :
consistent with a primarily mental or - Better manage your time and do not
emotional origin. One study found that cram your schedule
roughly 38% of ED cases in a sample of 75 - Take time to talk to others
diabetic men could be attributed - Slow down!
primarily to psychological causes. Men - Do things that give you pleasure
and their partners who are able to cope - Seek solitude when needed
effectively with the stress of disease - Engage in relaxation exercises
are less likely to develop sexual - Maintain a healthy lifestyle,
difficulties, regardless of the presence including exercises and proper diet
of medical problems. Proper management of your stress level
Although physiological damage is usually is important.
the source of impaired sexual






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