Causes of Impotence

Many men have temporary issues like this from time to time. This is not unusual and doctors tend to regard it as a medical problem only if it lasts more than 2 months. It can strike at any age but is commoner as you get older with up to 20% of men affected.

Various surveys have shown that at one or other time in their lives more than 50% of the Americans have turned to alternative medicine and treatments. And even though many such treatments have been used in some Asian countries for centuries, the Western World is only now starting to catch up.

It was thought that the brain was the culprit for poor performance. This is simply wrong. Physical problems are the main reasons. The commonest are diabetes both type 1 and 2, chronic kidney disease, alcohol problems, narrowing of the arteries, which reduces the flow of blood, and of course heart problems. Other reasons include neurological damage typically after surgery, a brain attack or stroke, trauma and road traffic accidents.

Some prescription drugs can cause erectile dysfunction and they include anti-hypertensives, anti depressants, anti histamines, some tranquillisers and stomach ulcer drugs. An excessive lifestyle with too much food, drink, alcohol and cigarettes combined with too little exercise is also implicated in impotency problems. The mind can have an effect so if you feel guilty, anxious, stressed out, overtired or just down, you may run into unexpected difficulties.
 

One of the very common disorders that have affected more than 90% of the sexually active men at least once is the impotence.