BY: Dr Precious Omokhefe,
When a man fails to achieve Erections even when all conditions are set for sexual pleasure.
When you are sexually excited, the muscles of your penis are relaxed and blood fills the chambers making it hard, rigid and enlarged.
Sometimes it make be semi hard, and will not be rigid enough for penetration.
This ends when this muscles of the penis contract pumping blood back to the circulations.
Amongst the causes of erectile dysfunction are
1. Stress
2. Hypertension
3. Increase age
4. Diabetes
5. Overweight/obesity
6. Anxiety
7. Depression
8. Marital problems
9. Blood pressure medications, some ulcer medications
10. Alcohol.
11. Hormonal imbalance.
The major treatment for erectile is the treatmemt of the underlying cause, if it is due to stress, remove your stressor, remove your anxiety, take a vacation with your spouse.
Talk to a psychologist if you suddenly lost erection when you are about to start the process.
There are oral medications which will help your erectile dysfunctions if symptoms persist.
Research has shown that regular exercises especially such as jugging and cycling helps erectile dysfunctions.
A 2019 literature review showed that it helps not just erectile dysfunction but premature ejaculation.
Research also shown that those who are obesed with lots of abdominal fats tend to have erectile dysfunctions, exercise has been shown to increase testosterone level.
Eats lots of fruits, whole grains and vegatables, it has been discovered that cocoa, watermelon, cooked pumpkin seeds, walnuts also help erectile dysfunction.
Burantashi, a potent hausa herb contains yohimbe and aids erectile dysfunction.
50 percent of men with diabetes may suffer erectile dysfunction, except this is well controlled.
To prevent developing ED
1. Keep your medical conditions suchas diabetes, heart diseases under control
2. Regular exercise
3. Eat healthy diet
4. Reduce stress, take vacation with ur spouse
5. Take drugs only prescribed by your doctor
You can reverse your erectile dysfunction by boasting testosterone naturally,by dropping your weight, reduce stress and do regular exercise.
Ensure your bicycle seat is soft and not hard, increase your sexual frequency
Your ugwu leaf, spinach folate etc will make you have a harder erections.