Overcoming ED

A healthy lifestyle is a must for a healthy sexual life. Quit smoking and alcohol and you will feel the difference. Exercise regularly and monitor your eating habits. Never let up on diabetes.


Never put off till tomorrow when it concerns your health. Even a day counts when your health is at stake. Meet your doctor as soon as you notice a problem. An early consultation with doctors can put you in a right frame of mind. There also chances that your ED problem is a symptom of other serious conditions such as diabetes or heart related diseases.


Observation also helps. One disease may lead to another even if you are under medication. If any treatment affects your sexual life then you must relate to the doctor. He might like to put you on a different medication all together.


Remember, ED is not caused by age and it can be tackled effectively. Don't consider age as a cause and consult an experienced doctor. There a wide variety of treatments for ED but only go for the one recommended by your physician.


There are other things that you can do to help yourself. Always talk to someone about your problems, someone you can trust like your best buddy or your girlfriend. If you are married talk to your wife and try to find a solution and work on it.


Never hide your ED problems from your wife as it will come sooner or later and then it can be too late to explain. Do not refuse to have sex due to ED as such act may breed suspicion and anger and may also jeopardise your relationship. So, be open with your partner and seek their support.


Develop other forms of intimacy like kissing, cuddling, licking and massaging which keep you close to your partner. Do not resort to pornography in desperation to treat yourself as this will not help.


Lastly do not blame yourself, it’s just a health problem which can be treated with proper consultation.

Diving deep into erectile dysfunctions

There are chances that a person may suffer erectile dysfunction at least once in his life time. The causes can be attributed to stress, weakness, alcohol, or simply not enjoying sex at all.


Age has a marked relation with the number of people suffering with erectile dysfunctions. As people age, the risk of erectile dysfunctions increases, however age here is not a cause as one might like to think. It was found that almost 20% of 50–60 year olds have trouble with their erections compared with 7% of 18–30 year olds.


The two main causes of ED are: physical and psychological. Most medical practitioners will agree that majority of ED cases can be traced back to physical. On the flip side such people suffering with ED soon begin to show signs of anxieties, stress or depression thus making the condition worse.


Let’s look at the main physical causes:

• It was found that almost 25% of men with diabetic condition between ages 30-35 are affected by ED. Of men aged 60-65 with diabetic condition are affected by ED.

• Another reason could be atherosclerosis or damaged arteries which constrict the blood flow to the penile region. Smoking cigarettes is one of the major cause of damage to the arteries. Another cause can be cycling.

• High consumption of alcohol can also damage the arteries leading to the penis. It reduces the testosterone levels.

• Certain drugs prescribed to treat diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, ulcers and cancer cause side effects that lead to ED.

• Spinal cord injury is another cause of erectile dysfunctions..


The main psychological causes are:

• Relationship conflicts

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Sexual boredom

If you can get an erection while masturbating but not with your partner or you have erections in the morning or night but not during sex time then your ED has psychological causes.