❶ Erectile Dysfunction And Age

Erectile dysfunction, or impotence, is a persistent inability to achieve and / or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual activity. It can occur at any age, but most often it is diagnosed in men over 50. Location: Location:

Age is not the direct cause of erectile dysfunction. The increase in the prevalence of this problem in older age groups is explained by the occurrence of diseases that reduce potency. According to research, in men 20-40 years old, the incidence of erectile dysfunction is on average 3-7%, from 40 to 50 years old - 15-40%, at 50 years old about 50%, 60 years old - 60% and at 70 years old - 70% …

At a young age, the cause of the development of the disease can be psychogenic factors (stress, psychological trauma, depression, tensions between partners), trauma to the spinal cord and genitals, surgical operations on the pelvic organs. Impotence, caused exclusively by psychogenic factors, occurs in 10-20% of cases, it is caused by psychological problems, often unconscious of men. Erectile dysfunction after trauma and surgery occurs as a result of damage to the nerves or cavernous bodies of the penis.

In adulthood, along with the above reasons, diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, alcoholism, chronic kidney and liver diseases, stroke, Alzheimer's disease are important. Diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, stroke and Alzheimer's disease lead to impotence because the innervation of the penis is disturbed in these diseases. Atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension and chronic diseases cause impairment of blood flow, including in the vessels of the penis, which is manifested by erectile dysfunction.

In addition, an age-related decrease in the production of androgens has a significant role in the occurrence of erectile dysfunction in men after 40 years. A lack of androgens can cause impotence at a young age in the presence of chromosomal diseases, testicular tumor, cryptorchidism, but these cases are quite rare. Deficiency of hormones at a young age is manifested not only by impotence, but also by the absence or underdevelopment of secondary sexual characteristics.