What causes insufficient blood supply to the penis?

Insufficient blood supply to the penis causes a lot of pain to men, because it not only affects their own reproductive health, but also harms their sexual function, harmonious sexual life of couples, marriage life and family. Some common cardiovascular diseases or chronic renal insufficiency may cause these symptoms.

① The proportion of patients with cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and hypertension who suffer from erectile dysfunction is 39% and 15% respectively. Moreover, erectile dysfunction may be a precursor to systemic arteriosclerosis.

② Diabetes is one of the diseases most closely related to erectile dysfunction. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in diabetic patients is 23% to 75%. Those who have had diabetes for more than 10 years are twice as likely to develop erectile dysfunction as those who have had diabetes for less than 5 years. In addition, poor blood sugar control and smoking increase the possibility of the disease.

③The proportion of chronic renal insufficiency accompanied by erectile dysfunction is over 40%.

④ Hyperlipidemia: the higher the serum total cholesterol and the lower the high-density lipoprotein, the greater the possibility of erectile dysfunction.

⑤ Neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, demyelinating disease, and Alzheimer's disease are all related to erectile dysfunction.

⑥ Endocrine diseases such as hypopituitarism, hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, adrenal gland disease, hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism are related to erectile dysfunction.

⑦ The possibility of erectile dysfunction associated with prostate and penis diseases is over 40%.

⑧The probability of ulcer disease being associated with erectile dysfunction is 18%. Arthritis, allergies, alcoholic cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc. are all closely related to erectile dysfunction.