Post Date April, 15 2023
Erectile dysfunction, referred to as ED, refers to the inability of the penis to continuously achieve or maintain erection to satisfy sexual life. Compared with dysfunction, ED is mainly divided into psychological and organic types. Organic includes nervous, vascular, endocrine and structural, but 86%~90% of them are erectile dysfunction caused by psychological disorders. Who is prone to erectile dysfunction?
1、 Patients with mental illness
Schizophrenia, schizophrenia, depression and the drugs for treating depression are all related to erectile dysfunction. 50%。 90% of patients with depression are indifferent to desire. On the other hand, sexual dysfunction can lead to depression, anxiety and other mental disorders.
2、 The elderly
The possibility of erectile dysfunction increases with age, but it is not inevitable in the aging process.
3、 Patients with multiple physical diseases
① Cardiovascular disease. ② Diabetes. ③ Chronic renal insufficiency. ④ Hyperlipidemia. ⑥ Multiple sclerosis, stroke, demyelinating disease, senile dementia, etc. ⑥ Endocrine diseases, such as hypophysis, hypogonadism, hyperprolactinemia, adrenal diseases, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, etc. ⑦ Prostate and penis diseases. ⑧ Ulcer, arthritis, allergy, alcoholic cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
Trauma, operator
Spinal cord injury or surgery, trauma and surgery of domination and vascular supply, such as spinal cord injury or surgery, pelvic fracture combined with urethral trauma, transabdominal perineal radical resection of rectal cancer, retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy, aortic reconstruction, and pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer, are prone to cause erectile dysfunction. Therefore, surgeons should constantly improve their surgical style and skills to prevent the occurrence of iatrogenic erectile dysfunction.
