Post Date December, 03 2023
When it comes to impotence, many male friends will have a headache and will try to avoid the problem as much as possible. impotence really makes people feel very difficult to talk about, but we can't avoid the problems caused by impotence because of these. We should face them. Now let's understand the causes of impotence!
One of the causes of impotence: age
Age is an indirect high risk factor closely related to impotence, and the possibility of impotence increases with age. According to foreign reports, the prevalence rate of impotence in men aged 20 to 30 is 7%, and that in men aged 70 to 79 is 57%. Although the possibility of impotence increases with age, impotence is not inevitable in the process of aging.
The second cause of impotence: disease
The proportion of patients with cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and hypertension accompanied by impotence was 39% and 15% respectively. And impotence may be the precursor of systemic atherosclerosis.
Diabetes is one of the most closely related diseases with impotence. the prevalence of impotence in diabetes patients is 23%~75%. People who have suffered from diabetes for more than 10 years are twice as likely to have impotence as those who have suffered from diabetes for less than 5 years. In addition, poor blood sugar control and smoking increase the risk of disease.
The proportion of chronic renal insufficiency with impotence is more than 40%.
In hyperlipidemia, the higher the total cholesterol in serum and the lower the high close lipoprotein, the greater the possibility of impotence.
Multiple sclerosis, stroke, demyelinating disease, Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases are all related to impotence.
Hypohypophysis, hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, adrenal diseases, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and other endocrine diseases are related to erectile function.
The probability of prostate disease accompanied by impotence is more than 40%.
The probability of ulcerative disease accompanied by impotence is 18%. Arthritis, allergy, alcoholic cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc. are closely related to impotence.
Mental diseases such as schizophrenia, depression and drugs for treating depression are all related to impotence. 50%~90% of depression patients have apathy of sexual desire; On the other hand, sexual dysfunction often causes depression, anxiety and other mental disorders.
One of the three causes of impotence: medication
Diuretics, antihypertensive drugs, drugs for treating heart disease, tranquilizers, antidepressants, hormones, anticholinergics and drugs for treating ulcer disease may all cause impotence.
The fourth cause of impotence: bad lifestyle
Smoking. The prevalence of complete impotence in smoking and non-smoking patients with heart disease was 56% and 21% respectively; The prevalence of complete impotence in smoking and non-smoking hypertensive patients was 20% and 8.5% respectively.
Excessive drinking. Alcohol has the saying of "improving libido and reducing libido". Foreign studies have shown that the prevalence of impotence in alcoholics and non-alcoholics is 70% and 25% respectively. And half of the people still failed to recover their erectile function after years of abstinence.
Drug use. Some studies show that the prevalence of impotence among heroin users is 32.2%.
Five causes of impotence: trauma and surgery
Impotence is easily caused by spinal cord injury or surgery, pelvic fracture combined with urethral injury, transabdominal perineal radical resection of rectal cancer, retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, aortic reconstruction, pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer and any other injury or surgery that damages the innervation and vascular supply. Therefore, surgeons should constantly improve the operation methods and skills to prevent the occurrence of iatrogenic impotence.
