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Many people know that erectile dysfunction is a very common condition affecting more than half of all men over age 40, but only few understand the close relation between erectile dysfunction and its physical causes. The consequence is the fact that the main majority of men do not seek treatment because they hope the problem is in their head, they think it is temporary or they are embarrassed discussing it

Speaking about such psychological causes, the true is men should think of their penis as a thermometer to detect underlying physical problems. For instance, hypertension leads to erectile dysfunction. At the same time, the presence of erectile dysfunction usually indicates that there are other physical problems the person should take in his consideration. Many surveys found that men with erectile dysfunction were more than twice as likely to have diabetes, and 1.6 times more likely to have blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Specialists agree that all men get plaque in the arteries and that means that in a certain condition the penis can experience a lack a blood supply.

The earliest stages of atherosclerosis involve abnormalities in the endothelial inner layer of blood vessels. The endothelial inner layer is a group of cells that regulates the ability of the vessels to respond to changes and dilate when necessary. Though the changes may occur throughout the body, he said, erectile dysfunction may be one of the first noticed symptoms.

Most of above problems can now be solved using a category of drugs named PDE-5 inhibitors (of which Viagra is the most known example). Any underlying health problems need special attention and need to be cured, but the success of these drugs is based on solving the lack of blood supply.

Valerian D. is a freelance writer interested in items such as viagra