When it comes to men, impotence can not be unequivocally answered. Impotence is a disease that needs to be treated. Many scientific experts conducted research in this field. The data obtained during the survey in different countries are significantly different. The doctors combined the studies of different countries in the general list and deduced a regularity.
Age changes
Any deviations from a person's health begin to show up with an increase in his age. To identify the pattern of impotence, and the age category, specialists conducted a number of studies. Thousands of men participated in the experiments. Age categories were divided into 21-30, 31-40, 41-50 and older than 51 years.
In the group of young people under 30 years out of 100 people, 2% of the patients examined showed full impotence, 5% had signs of primary erectile dysfunction. Patients suffering from impotence had a number of concomitant diseases that affected the health of the reproductive system.
In mature men over 30 years of age impotence was detected in 5%.In this case, the disease was detected due to various acquired pathologies. In the group of subjects older than 40 years, impotence was detected in 15% of the examined. The reasons were changes in the structure of the tissues and the presence of acquired diseases. Subjects over 50 years old suffer from impotence of 30%.With increasing age, this figure increases.
This pathology in the elderly can manifest itself in a vivid degree, and insignificant signs. This is due to the general health of the patient, his heredity, the way of life that the man led.
Scientists have found that many young people living in America, suffer more often. The culprit was the spread of fashion to fast food. Oily and substandard food has a pathogenic effect on the body weight of a person. People living in the United States, in 50% of cases of impotence are overweight. He strongly affects the overall health of man.
In Africa, impotence occurs in several patients from several thousand subjects. This is due to the peculiarities of nutrition and national traditions.
It is not possible to reveal the exact age of the onset of the development of erectile dysfunction on the basis of national characteristics.
How erectile dysfunction develops
The disease is found in men at different ages. Pathology develops for several reasons. The specialists divided them into two main factors:
- External;
- Internal.
External factors depend on various pathogenic influences of the surrounding world. Erectile dysfunction develops with strong psychological stress. It arises because of the increased workload, depressions and various stresses. Nervous overexertion leads to a decline in the work of the cerebral cortex. It transmits a signal to the nerve endings of the penis. If this process is violated, then there is a violation of the occurrence of excitation. The erection does not come in due measure or is absent completely.
Improper nutrition leads to a significant weight gain in the patient. Eating fatty, fried and sugary foods results in obesity. The large mass of the body exerts a pathological pressure on the patient's internal organs. At a pressure on the prostate gland, the male is impaired spermatogenesis. The secret of seminal fluid is not produced in the required volume. This affects the decrease in the amount of ejaculate. The man has a fast erection, which decreases during the sexual act. In some cases, the patient lost ejaculation.
Alcoholic beverages and nicotine have a pathogenic effect on the state of the cardiovascular system. After drinking alcohol, the walls of the vessels narrow. Blood pressure increases. Strong pressure on the walls of the vessels can lead to their rupture. Such patients suffer from various cardiovascular diseases. Long-term use of alcohol leads to incomplete filling of the cavernous bodies of the penis with blood. Excitation does not come at full strength. The patient can not perform a full sexual intercourse. With increasing age, this problem is aggravated. By the age of 50, a man completely loses his sexual power.
Professional features can lead to pathological changes in the genital area. Many men go to work in a climate that is not peculiar to them. Severe hypothermia leads to colds of the genitourinary system. If the patient does not seek help from a specialist in time, then various complications develop. Many patients become impotent. Work, which is associated with a constant stay in a sitting position, has a harmful effect on the health of the pelvic organs. Such patients suffer from excessive body weight, prostate adenoma and various vascular pathologies.
Non-compliance with protective measures leads to infection with various sexually transmitted diseases. Pathologies are dangerous because of their origin. All venereal diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms. Bacteria affect not only the genitourinary system, but also the bloodstream. On it, the bacterium spreads through the body and causes many complications. Some pathologies are not amenable to treatment. Infecting a man can at various ages. The risk group includes patients from 20 to 50 years.
Internal causes of erectile dysfunction
Internal factors include several reasons. Experts consider the following pathologies:
- Hormonal changes;
- Concomitant diseases;
- Trauma of the inguinal zone;
- Congenital pathology.
Hormonal changes in the body of a man proceed differently at different ages. In adolescence, the production of testosterone hormone increases in boys. This hormone helps develop secondary masculinity. At boys the voice breaks, the body hair develops on a man's type, there is an erection. If the hormone is not produced to the proper extent in the pituitary cortex, then there is a violation of the erectile function. The boy is not fully excited. At these stages, the help of specialists is needed, which will prescribe an additional hormone intake.
With increasing age, the level of the hormone in the patient's blood drops. Men over the age of 45 are experiencing a decline in the hormonal system. The recession is developing because of the peculiarities of the structure of the sexual glands. The composition of the glands is collagen. Collagen fibers cease to be produced in the body after 35 years. There is a disruption in the structure of the gland tissues. Against the background of loss of collagen, iron ceases to produce the necessary amount of hormones. The patient has a violation of potency. With a large loss of collagen fibers, impotence develops.
A change in the hormonal background can occur due to various nervous stresses. Prolonged nervous overexertion in men of different ages affects the functioning of the cerebral cortex. Testosterone is changed to dihydrosterone. The hormone does not affect the appearance of an erection. Gradual replacement of testosterone leads to a decrease in sexual function. A man becomes impotent.
Concomitant diseases can also be present in patients at different ages. The state of the genitourinary system is negatively affected by diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, various inflammatory pathologies, which lead to a decrease in immunity. Diabetes mellitus is divided into congenital and acquired. It affects the patient's vascular tissue and breaks the trophic. Disturbance of nutrition of tissues leads to their destruction. If the patient does not know about the presence of diabetes mellitus, the pathology affects the vessels severely. The man has various ulcers and cracks in the skin. If the disease of the vascular tissue of the genital organs is damaged, there is a disruption in the accumulation of blood in the cavernous bodies. The penis can not increase, there is a decrease in potency.
It is not recommended for the heart to have an active sex life. With various lesions of the muscle tissue of the heart, a scar is formed on it. When the load is too high, the scar may burst.
The patient has a heart attack. Against the background of prolonged sexual abstinence, there is an atrophy of the smooth musculature of the penis. Excitation quickly appears and is accompanied by an instant ejaculation. Sperm emission may occur before the onset of sexual intercourse. A man develops erectile dysfunction.
Various injuries of the pelvic organs lead to disruption of the genitourinary system. Men are not insured from injury of all age categories. Various bruises and bumps can lead to the squeezing of the organs of the small pelvis and their displacement. At the same time, the inflammatory process may begin. Pathology is detected in the late stages and is difficult to treat. To quickly identify the disease doctors recommend that after getting injured, immediately visit the hospital.
Open wounds of the genitals are the gateway for getting into the body of various pathogens. They affect various tissues of the genitourinary system. Pathogenic microbes cause the development of the inflammatory process of soft tissues. On the organs appear inflamed patches. Rapid development of pathogenic bacteria leads to the appearance of various diseases. The patient can suffer as urethritis, and lose his sexual power.
Congenital pathologies are associated with a disorder in the structure of the pelvic organs. In the body, there may be no cavernous bodies, vascular activity may not be performed correctly, there may be a deviation in the arrangement of the organs. Pathology should be discussed with a doctor. Only a specialist can determine whether the problem is treatable.
Symptoms of erectile dysfunction
Many patients pay attention to the appearance of abnormalities in the reproductive system. Specialists identify several symptoms that indicate the development of impotence:
- Absence of sexual arousal in the morning;
- Incomplete filling of cavernous bodies;
- Rapid ejaculation;
- Lack of sexual desire;
- Sexual intercourse does not end with ejaculation.
In the morning, many men experience a spontaneous erection. This indicates normal sexual health. If the patient has not been subjected to various nervous loads, has not had inflammatory diseases and has not had sexual intercourse for three days, this condition is considered normal. If the excitement is absent for no apparent reason for more than five days, then it's time to sound an alarm. This symptom indicates the lack of filling cavernous bodies with blood.
Incomplete filling of cavernous bodies can be detected with a flaccid erection. Sexual contact is accompanied by incomplete excitation. The penis does not become firm in due measure. This leads to loss of excitement and the end of sexual intercourse. Pathology can also be accompanied by rapid ejaculation. Ejaculation occurs quickly, without full filling of the penis. The problem indicates the presence of an inflammatory process, which prevents the filling of the cavernous chambers.
Several sexual failures cause a man a psychological disappointment. Such patients lose interest in sexual life, try to avoid sexual contacts. Long-term absence of sexual life leads to a complete loss of libido in men. The patient becomes impotent. This type of impotence experts call psychological erectile dysfunction. The treatment should be handled by several specialists.
How to help a patient
Erectile dysfunction can occur in men at different ages and under the influence of various causes. To reduce the risk of developing such a pathology, doctors recommend following the rules:
- Useful nutrition;
- Control of sexual activity;
- Compliance with personal hygiene;
- Annual visit to the urologist;
- Discarding bad habits;
- Sports exercises.
Control nutrition at a risk of impotence is very important for men. The patient should be careful about what he is eating. Food should not contain a large number of animal fats. Preference should be given to plant products. They contain various vitamins and trace elements, useful for the body.
Any sexual contact should be protected. This also applies to regular partners. Many diseases can occur in a latent form. The patient learns of the infection only during a medical examination.
The annual visit to the urologist should be taken as a rule. Many men visit a specialist already after the development of pathology. This is a mistake. It is necessary to conduct constant preventive maintenance of health.
The rejection of bad habits is necessary for the overall health of the patient. The absence of alcohol and nicotine will help the vessels to recover quickly and begin to work at full strength.
Impotence is not a sentence for modern men. If the patient has noticed any changes in the genital area, he should visit the doctor. To do this is necessary for patients of all ages.
