Erectile Dysfunction

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Erectile Dysfunction is hard to diagnose, so the diagnosis includes a series of tests and examinations carried out to identify the disease and its type. First of all, the patient is examined and blood tests are done to exclude other possible reasons of poor erection. The examination of cardie-vascular system and other tests help to find the source of the problem and to determine whether the patient ever has an erection (this is done to distinguish between physiological and psychological impotence).

The list of common manipulations to diagnose erectile dysfunction includes:

Duplex ultrasound. Is done to check the state of blood vessels and to evaluate the blood flow to the penis. Sometimes the infections of prostaglandine are done to induce erection and measure penile blood pressure.

Penile biothesiometry to evaluate the sensitivity of nerves and their functioning.

Dynamic infusion cavernosometry involves the infusion of water into the penis under low pressure. Is done to check the vascular pressure in the corpus cavernosum.

Magnetic resonance angiography to identify vascular anomalies and check blood supply to different tissues.

Erectile Dysfunction, or impotence, is a sexual disorder leading to the inability to achieve and maintain erection. The dysfunction is common for aged men, men with hormonal misbalance and can appear after serious traumas or a medical treatment.
Erection Mechanism
A penis is erected when the blood vessels inside it are filled with blood. Sex hormones worked out during a sexual arousal tell the brain to start the stimulation of nerves in the head of the penis. The greater is the stimulation, the firmer is the erection. When the stimulation is weak due to some reasons, men suffer from impotence and show a poor sexual performance in bed.
There exist 2 main types of erectile dysfunction:
1. Physical
2. Psychological
Physical erectile dysfunction is caused by physical reasons. They can include various diseases, a medical treatment, nerves injuries and other factors. Psychological erectile dysfunction occurs when there are no any evident reasons for poor erection and all the systems and organs in the body function properly. Such type of impotence can be a result of stress, depression or occasional failures in bed. Sometimes men cannot achieve or maintain erection due to some objective factors: lack of sleep, food or rest, stress or little time after the previous erection. Such single failure in bed can lead to a strong complex resulting in constant problems and impotence.