What is the reason for men's sexual dysfunction?

Harmonious sex life is the spice of married life. If a man's sexual function is abnormal, it will not only affect the relationship between the couple, but also the harmony of the family. In fact, when a man's sexual function is impaired, it needs to be taken seriously. It is best to go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time. After finding out the cause, treat the symptoms. The following introduces the reasons for men's sexual dysfunction.

What is the reason for men's sexual dysfunction?

1. Age

Age is an indirect high-risk factor closely related to erectile dysfunction. The possibility of erectile dysfunction increases with age. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men aged 20 to 30 is 7%, and the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in men aged 70 to 79 is 57%.

Although the likelihood of developing erectile dysfunction increases with age, erectile dysfunction is not an inevitable part of the aging process.

2. Psychological factors

Mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, and drugs used to treat depression are all related to erectile dysfunction. 50% to 90% of depressed patients have low libido; on the other hand, sexual dysfunction often causes mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.

3. Disease

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 atherosclerosis.

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.

4. Drug factors

Medication: Diuretics, blood pressure medications, heart disease medications, tranquilizers, antidepressants, hormones, anticholesterols, and ulcer medications may cause erectile dysfunction.

5. Unhealthy lifestyle

① Smoking. The prevalence of complete erectile dysfunction in heart disease patients who smoke and non-smokers is 56% and 21%, respectively; the prevalence of complete erectile dysfunction in hypertension patients who smoke and non-smokers is 20% and 8.5%, respectively.

② Alcoholism. Alcohol is said to "increase sexual desire and reduce sexual potency". Foreign studies have shown that the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in liver disease patients who are alcoholics and non-alcoholics is 70% and 25% respectively. Moreover, half of the people still cannot restore erectile function after quitting drinking for many years.

③Drug abuse. Studies have shown that the prevalence of erectile dysfunction among heroin users is 32.2%.

6. Surgical injuries, etc.

Trauma, surgical spinal cord injury or surgery, pelvic fracture combined with urethral trauma, abdominoperineal rectal cancer radical resection, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, aortic reconstruction, pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer, and any other trauma or surgery that damages the penile nerve innervation and vascular supply can easily cause erectile dysfunction. Therefore, surgeons should constantly improve surgical procedures and surgical skills to prevent the occurrence of iatrogenic erectile dysfunction.