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What Causes Erectile Dysfunction?

i am a married man,and one day when i get home we tried to make love but my penis did not erect and it erected after a long time.but it was a once off thing then it erected again after a day,even in the moring when i woke up it did not. what can be the problem?
Mon, 12 Oct 2020
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Hi,

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to keep an erection hard enough to perform sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction may result from various underlying health issues such as injuries or damage to the nerves of penis, lack of proper blood circulation to penis, psychological causes like stress, fear, anxiety, depression etc, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, DM, obesity, heart disease, atherosclerosis, alcohol consumption, cigarettes smoking, low testosterone, lack of proper sleep etc.

Treatment depends on causes. Some investigations such as RBS, ultrasound of prostate, s. testosterone, fasting lipid profile, ECG, echo, CT scan or MRI of pelvic area etc should be done to find out the underlying causes for erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil like viagra may be the drug of choice in this regards.

Take care. Hope I have answered your questions. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician,
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What Causes Erectile Dysfunction?

Hi, Erectile dysfunction is the inability to keep an erection hard enough to perform sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction may result from various underlying health issues such as injuries or damage to the nerves of penis, lack of proper blood circulation to penis, psychological causes like stress, fear, anxiety, depression etc, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, DM, obesity, heart disease, atherosclerosis, alcohol consumption, cigarettes smoking, low testosterone, lack of proper sleep etc. Treatment depends on causes. Some investigations such as RBS, ultrasound of prostate, s. testosterone, fasting lipid profile, ECG, echo, CT scan or MRI of pelvic area etc should be done to find out the underlying causes for erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil like viagra may be the drug of choice in this regards. Take care. Hope I have answered your questions. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Zubayer Alam, General And Family Physician,