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Author: Steve Clark
Impotence is omnipresent. Most of the male fraternity experience it at some of their life worldwide. The other name of impotence is erectile dysfunction.which refers to the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to fulfil a proper sexual intercourse. Problems with blood vessels, nerves,
Causes
Doctors usually assume that in most cases, impotence is psychological in origin, but they've now recognized that, at least in case of older men, physical causes may play a primary role in most of the cases. In men over the age of 60, the leading cause of erectile dysfunction is atherosclerosis, or narrowing of the arteries, which can restrict the flow of blood to the penis. Apart from it, damage to the nerves of the penis due to certain types of surgery or neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis can also lead to impotence. Diabetes also increases the chance of ED in Men and make them prone to the disease.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of ED is done by asking some important questions to the patient to find the psychological or physical cause of impotence. The questions are of personal nature and deals with the sexual conduct and performance and the problems associated with it. Men whose impotence occurs only with certain partners or who wake up with erections are more likely to have a psychological cause for their impotence therefore to assess the entire scenario, the man's sex partner is also interviewed.
Doctor also refer through the medical history of the patient to find out about past pelvic surgery and ailments such as diabetes, cardiovascular ( Next Page )
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