Impotence

1.      Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction) is the inability to initiate and maintain an erection.

Impotence is usually the result of:

·         Abnormalities of blood vessels

·         Abnormalities of the neural

·         Drugs

·         Abnormalities of the penis

·         Psychological problems that affect sexual arousal.

2.      Impotence is a sexual disorder characterized by symptoms of the patient's inability to maintain erection of the penis to the level of ongoing sexual relationship of husband and wife. Male impotence can not maintain the penis of early marital sexual activity to completion.

Impotence rate varies greatly from mild to severe, better known among medical Erectile Dysfunction (ED), while impotence is a very severe level of disorder, meaning that almost did not have any ability at all to an erection.

3.      Impotence is another term for impotence and is one part of erectile dysfunction. This disease is really a very sad situation for men who experience it. Because he will not be able to carry out sexual activities naturally. The hallmark of impotence is not resilient enough when coitus occurs, or sometimes his penis can not be hardened when making out or when going to have sex. Not infrequently the marriage to be destroyed because of this disease.

The more a man ages, it is becoming more frequent impotence, although impotence is not part of the aging process but it is a result of diseases that are often found in the elderly.

Approximately 50% of men aged 65 years and 75% of men aged 80 years of experience impotence.

Causes of Impotence

Impotence can be caused by physical and psychological factors. However, many men suffer from impotence due to a combination of both factors.

This was because many men feel embarrassed to tell this problem to others, sometimes even kept himself up to a physical cause is often accompanied by psychological problems.

Physical factors cause impotence include:

·         Impaired blood flow: Diseases that can reduce blood flow to the penis include hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes (diabetes), and Peyronie's disease (scarring of the penis).

·         Neurological disorders: The state that can reduce or inhibit the delivery of the nerves to the penis such as diabetes, spinal cord injury, pelvic area surgery, alcoholism, venereal disease ruasaknya or nerves because the nerves from swelling that occurs by diphtheria.

·         Hormonal disorders: The state that can disrupt the balance of these hormones include testicular dysfunction (impaired function of testicles), kidney disease, liver, and alcohol addiction.

·         Drugs: The cause of impotence is the most common drugs, such as antihypertensive medications (high blood pressure medications), antidepressants, frankuilizer (sedative), diuretic (a drug that increases spending urine), cimetidine (an ulcer drug), drug weight loss, alcohol, opiates, heroin, amphetamines and nicotine / cigarette.

Psychic factors cause impotence include:

·         Stress: Stress due to job, relationship or financial problems can cause erectile problems. The harder a man to get an erection when he is stressed it will get worse anyway achievements. Stress can cause impotence and vice versa.

·         Depression: Depression can reduce power and lower male sexual ability. A man who is depressed usually unable to obtain an erection and it will add weight state of depression.

·          Anxiety: Anxiety plays an important role in the occurrence of impotence in men, including anxiety whether he would be able to erect, was able to maintain it and be able to satisfy their partner. This can be experienced by most men at any given time. But if there is constant then this can lead to impotence. Fear of failure will cause tension. And this will hinder the erection.

·          Sex information was wrong: the wrong information about sex can also cause stress and anxiety. For example a man who received education / sex negative sense that he thinks that sex is dirty deeds / sins. Or a man who grew up in environments that have a false idea about the courage of a true man so that man becomes inferior and can only erect when dealing with the status of women socially, economically or construction of her body weaker. The man is impotent when dealing with his wife but is not the case if he is in touch with other women, this situation is not uncommon to encourage him to perform sexual abuse by other women.