Impotence concerns all men at some point in their lives especially after their middle age. The erection process is complex nerve signals sent from the brain to organs to trigger an influx of blood into the muscles and blood vessels in the penis. This causes expansion of blood-vessels and rigidity of the penis, but also blocking the blood veins evacuating the penis so that blood stays in the body and maintain an erection.
However, when a man suffers from impotence, blood flow is very weak and the muscles do not increase enough. Accordingly, the veins are not sufficiently blocked and the blood off again very quickly from the penis.

Despite new treatments, many men suffered from the erectile disorder still feel shy of discussing the problem with the doctor. But the erectile dysfunction (or impotence) often reveals the presence of an underlying cardiovascular disease. The erectile dysfunction constitutes a real health problem that can significantly impair quality of life. Fairly common in men over 40 years, such sexual disorders induce a decrease in general health, social and mental and a loss of self-perception.

Indeed, the problems of erection can be a real warning sign of disease undeclared including cardiovascular problem. It finds that most patients consulting for erectile dysfunction do not know they are at cardiovascular risk. Yet, 38% of these men are more likely to have hypertension. Clinical study has made a result that erectile dysfunction usually appears for at least three months before the onset of symptoms of cardiovascular disease.

How to explain this phenomenon?

Cavernous artery of the penis is a vascular artery like the others, which may become sclerotic. In addition, part of the arteries narrower body, it is faster if obstructed by atherosclerosis, particularly in cases of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes or smoking.

In conclusion the challenge of management is twofold: to treat sexual disorder and a track underlying disease, which can then be treated earlier, thereby avoiding further complications. This is an excellent incentive to address the topic of impotence with your doctor.

In practice when a patient presents with erectile dysfunction, it should cope with this disorder and conduct an assessment of cardiovascular health: measuring blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, looking for family history of cardiovascular disease, smoking, obesity.
Conversely, monitor his heart health (rules lifestyle modifications and regular checkups helps prevent erectile problems.