These factors greatly contribute to the development of ED.
Exerciselowers blood pressureandblood sugar, increases blood circulation throughout the body, and improves heart health.
Curing your ED doesnt necessarily mean that you have to make drastic changes.
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Even small increases in activity can make a difference.
Other research has suggested that moderate exercise can help restore sexual performance in obese middle-aged people with ED.
People with ED found at an early age (before age 50) may have undiagnosed cardiac problems.
Early-onset ED could be a warning sign for deeper issues in the heart.
Lose Weight If Needed
Losing weight is a health goal for many reasons.
Can one of those reasons be to help cure erectile dysfunction?
The short answer is yes.
Weight loss has a twofold advantage of directly alleviating ED and improving your physical health.
Having excess weight can also lead to a visible loss in penile length.
The extra visible length is an added bonus to better erection quality with weight loss.
Fortunately, reducing your beltline can reverse your ED.
Weight loss typically comes from both reducing your calorie intake and increasing physical activity.
Increasing physical activity seems especially helpful in lowering rates of ED.
Losing weight, particularly belly fat, is integral to alleviating ED.
Hardened and narrow blood vessels make it difficult for blood to flow into the penis before intercourse.
Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign of damaged blood vessels.
When your blood flows naturally, you’re able to have healthy erections.
Natural arousal leads to increased blood flow to your penis, causing an erection.
This process becomes more difficult with high blood pressure.
Slowing of blood flow in the pelvic region can make getting or maintaining an erection a challenge.
Atherosclerosisreduces blood flow throughout the body, including the penis.
Hardened and narrow blood vessels make it difficult for blood to flow into the penis before intercourse.
Dont Smoke
Smokingis an independent risk factor for ED.
It causes vascular changes to the endothelium of blood vessels, which interferes with nitric oxide production and signaling.
Quitting smokinghas immense health benefits.
Chronic alcohol use also interferes with the production of testosterone, the hormone that governs male sexual functioning.
Lower testosterone levels affect sperm production and sexual desire.
Various reasons include enhanced aesthetics, improved athletic performance, increased muscle mass, or other symptomatic benefits.
Anabolic steroids interfere with the body’s capacity to produce testosterone, which may lead to erectile dysfunction.
This means that it upsets your balance and regulation of hormones and impactspituitary glandfunction.
A number of stressors can interfere with sexual feelings and cause or worsen erectile dysfunction.
Its also important to note that stress can be both a cause and a symptom of ED.
In other words, stress can affect your sexual arousal and therefore cause ED.
Talking about your difficulties takes the pressure off you and informs your partner of whats going on.
Joining a support group and reimagining your sex life are also worthwhile coping mechanisms.
Talking to strangers can be a stress reliever.
Naughty talk, foreplay, and intimate touching are also important components of a healthy sex life.
Together, you may uncover other tactics to use.
In addition, there are prescription medications and even surgical treatments that may help.
Approximately 40% of people with a penis have some experience of ED by age 40.
By age 70, nearly 70% are impacted to some degree.
It’s difficult to think of ED as a condition with one cause and one effect.
A multitude of risk factors for ED should be considered.
A wide variety of prescription drugs also can influence erections.
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