Hypertension, if left untreated or not properly treated, affects many organs, worsens quality of life, increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and leads to erectile dysfunction. Often times, only erectile dysfunction prompts a man to do research and reveal the cause of the problems.
Erectile dysfunction occurs for various reasons, such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, certain neurological diseases, cirrhosis, thyroid disease or mental problems. However, more and more often atherosclerosis is to blame and the resultinghypertension , especially if it is poorly treated.
Hypertension may contribute to erection problems
In fact, the main culprit is excess cholesterol. When there is too much of this fatty compound in the blood, it begins to build up in the vessels. Atherosclerotic plaques form, which obstruct blood flow and increase blood pressure. What does this have to do with an erection? For the penis to fully erect 20 times more blood than when it is resting. If the arteries that supply blood to the penis are narrowed, the cavernous bodies will not fill with enough blood, even though they are excited: they will not get an erection or it will be incomplete. It happens that only erectile dysfunction prompts a man to investigate and reveal the underlying disease.
How to lower the pressure? Meet home remedies
With hypertension it is necessary to change the lifestyle
Untreated hypertension affects not only the condition in the bedroom. It impairs many organs, significantly worsens the quality of life, and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Therefore, treatment should begin with stabilizing the cardiovascular system. But in some cases it happens that drugs for high blood pressure, such as beta-blockers, can cause temporary impotence. You should immediately tell the doctor who will choose a different therapy. However, the preparations themselves (they have to be taken every day and must not be discontinued) are not always enough. You also need to change your lifestyle to one that will help lower cholesterol. This is achieved through regular physical exertion and the removal of products rich in saturated fatty acids (fatty meat and dairy products), increasing the amount of unsaturated fatty acids (fish, oils).
Hypertension treatment
If anyway erectile dysfunction happenedother treatments need to be started. But you shouldn't give up on sex. It is a very important element of he alth: it activates the respiratory and circulatory system, strengthens muscles and resistance to diseases, triggers positive reactions in the brain and rejuvenates. There are many treatment options: from oral medications that increase blood flow to the penis to surgical intervention (it consists in restoring the arterial and venous vessels of the penis or implanting corpora cavernosa prostheses). In exceptional cases, in order to enable the patient to have intercourse, the doctor may suggest the use of special vacuum devices.
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