Definition Of Premature Ejaculation By International Society For Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107506.php
The ISSM has defined premature ejaculation as "a male sexual dysfunction characterized by ejaculation which always or nearly always occurs prior to or within about one minute of vaginal penetration; and, inability to delay ejaculation on all or nearly all vaginal penetrations; and, negative personal consequences, such as distress, bother, frustration and/or the avoidance of sexual intimacy."
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Can High Blood Pressure Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
The most common causes of ED are a variety of medical conditions, certain medications, and also lifestyle habits that interfere with the ability of blood to flow to and through the penile tissues.
Hypertension or high blood pressure has no real symptoms. It is more of a silent killer as often men and women aren't aware that they are suffering from it. Nevertheless, it is a major medical condition and if hypertension is left untreated it can ultimately lead to erectile dysfunction, stroke, heart disease and other medical conditions.
Causes Of Hypertension And Erectile Dysfunction
The most common causes of high blood pressure and impotence include the following:
1. High blood pressure stops the arteries in the penis from dilating as they must do in order to achieve and maintain erections. It also allows the penis to lose the ability to relax and as a result there is an insufficient amount of blood flowing to the area.
2. Men suffering from hypertension more often than not have low testosterone levels which plays a very important part in all areas of a man's sex life.
3. Some hypertension medications are heavily linked with actually leading to sexual dysfunction. The most common medications are diuretics that are otherwise known as water pills and also beta-blocker medications.
Why Medications Can Cause ED
Diuretics may cause ED by decreasing the strength of blood flowing to the penile tissues. Beta-blockers diminish nerve impulses that lead to hardening the penis. They also make it more complex for penis arteries to widen and allow blood to flow to it.
Hypertension or high blood pressure has no real symptoms. It is more of a silent killer as often men and women aren't aware that they are suffering from it. Nevertheless, it is a major medical condition and if hypertension is left untreated it can ultimately lead to erectile dysfunction, stroke, heart disease and other medical conditions.
Causes Of Hypertension And Erectile Dysfunction
The most common causes of high blood pressure and impotence include the following:
1. High blood pressure stops the arteries in the penis from dilating as they must do in order to achieve and maintain erections. It also allows the penis to lose the ability to relax and as a result there is an insufficient amount of blood flowing to the area.
2. Men suffering from hypertension more often than not have low testosterone levels which plays a very important part in all areas of a man's sex life.
3. Some hypertension medications are heavily linked with actually leading to sexual dysfunction. The most common medications are diuretics that are otherwise known as water pills and also beta-blocker medications.
Why Medications Can Cause ED
Diuretics may cause ED by decreasing the strength of blood flowing to the penile tissues. Beta-blockers diminish nerve impulses that lead to hardening the penis. They also make it more complex for penis arteries to widen and allow blood to flow to it.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
How High Blood Pressure Causes Erectile Dysfunction
http://highbloodpressure.about.com/od/associatedproblems/a/impotence.htm
Nobody knows exactly how high blood pressure causes erectile dysfunction and impotence. One leading theory is that the excess pressure in the blood vessels actually causes damage to small arteries in the penis.
Normally, these arteries dilate in response to sexual stimulation, allowing more blood to flow into the spongy tissue of the penis to produce an erection. It is thought that excessive pressure on these arteries may cause tiny tears, which the body then repairs. In response to these tears, the healed arteries become thicker, allowing them to better resist further damage. These thicker arteries, though, aren’t able to respond as fast, or as completely, to demands for extra blood, so they become a sort of dam in the flow of blood to the erectile tissues of the penis.
One problem with this theory is that some studies seem to show that how long a patient has had high blood pressure is not as important for predicting the risk of erectile dysfunction as is the actual severity of the high blood pressure. In other words, someone who has had moderate hypertension for twenty years sometimes appears to be at lower risk for erectile dysfunction than a young man who has had very serious hypertension for only a few months. In light of this, other theories of how high blood pressure contributes to erectile dysfunction have been proposed.
Nobody knows exactly how high blood pressure causes erectile dysfunction and impotence. One leading theory is that the excess pressure in the blood vessels actually causes damage to small arteries in the penis.
Normally, these arteries dilate in response to sexual stimulation, allowing more blood to flow into the spongy tissue of the penis to produce an erection. It is thought that excessive pressure on these arteries may cause tiny tears, which the body then repairs. In response to these tears, the healed arteries become thicker, allowing them to better resist further damage. These thicker arteries, though, aren’t able to respond as fast, or as completely, to demands for extra blood, so they become a sort of dam in the flow of blood to the erectile tissues of the penis.
One problem with this theory is that some studies seem to show that how long a patient has had high blood pressure is not as important for predicting the risk of erectile dysfunction as is the actual severity of the high blood pressure. In other words, someone who has had moderate hypertension for twenty years sometimes appears to be at lower risk for erectile dysfunction than a young man who has had very serious hypertension for only a few months. In light of this, other theories of how high blood pressure contributes to erectile dysfunction have been proposed.
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