Most men dream of a sexual potency that guarantees a good performance in bed. However, at certain stages of life, they realize that this is not always possible.
See in this text which factors can prevent a man from being able to remain in sexual activity for as long as he wants.
What is sexual potency and why does it decline?
Sexual potency can be defined as the ability to perform and consummate the sexual act. For this, the male audience needs to achieve, maintain an erection and reach ejaculation and orgasm.
But, in many moments, men realize that their sexual performance has changed and is impaired. And there are numerous reasons why this happens.
Age is one of the main culprits of male sexual potency, and it is natural for men to experience a decline in their performance from the age of 40 onwards. From that age onwards, it is even quite common for them to manifest some degree of erectile dysfunction.
However, aging is not the only factor preventing maximum sexual potency.. In many moments, even the youngest ones can realize that they have some sexual dysfunction.
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Know some risk factors that can lead to the problem:
Sedentary
It is true that aging is one of the factors that lead to lack of sexual potency. However, when a man is sedentary, not practicing any type of physical activity, this problem can arise faster, with more force and affect his sex life.
By not doing physical activities, men can have physical conditioning problems and even damage to blood vessels, which causes oxidative stress, anticipating the aging process.
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases also cause damage to the vascularization of the body of men, with diabetes being one of the major risk factors. In general, men who have heart problems suffer from clogged vessels, including the penile region.
Therefore, if there are problems with blood circulation, most likely, they will have difficulties in irrigating the penis to achieve and maintain an erection.
In many cases, these diseases can lead to impotence.
Stress, depression and anxiety
When people are stressed, depressed or with some degree of anxiety, they find it difficult to find pleasure in the most varied activities, including sexual ones.
In addition, in intense stress, there is a large increase in cortisol and adrenaline in the body, affecting the limbic system, responsible for the production of serotonin that leads to the feeling of joy and pleasure. So, with these hormone levels reduced, consequently, sexual desire also drops.
Thus, several emotional issues can provoke the erectile dysfunction in young Also.
Use of drugs
The use of the most varied illicit drugs can have a very negative effect on sexual potency, impairing libido, erection, ejaculation and orgasm.
The drugs can prevent the proper chemical reactions of the body to promote erection and the whole process of sexual activity.
This is because they impede the action of dopamine and testosterone in the body, which are essential for desire.
In addition to impairing penile vascularity, which is critical in the erection process, the drugs also cause neurotransmitter changes that are important for ejaculation and orgasm because they affect spinal reflexes.
Pharmaceutical products
When men use medication to treat depression, they may notice that they are experiencing some loss of sexual potency.
Like illicit drugs, these drugs will also cause changes in transmitters and also inhibit the central nervous system, reducing some hormone levels. The result of this is a direct attack on sexual desire and, consequently, on sexual potency.
But it's not just antidepressants that can cause a lack of sexual potency, but also drugs for high blood pressure and ulcers, anticholinergics, drugs to treat cancer, etc., that damage serotonin receptors.
Smoking
In addition to causing various diseases, such as cancer of the bladder, lung, mouth and larynx, continuous consumption of cigarettes for many years can cause the same effect of coronary diseases in the body, which is the clogging of vessels and arteries.
The explanation is that the 4.720 Toxic substances present in cigarettes increase the formation of fatty plaques in blood vessels, altering the man's vascular system and making blood circulation more difficult in the cavernous bodies of the penis, because nicotine interferes with the valve that regulates the entry and exit of the penis.
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What is good for increasing sexual potency?
If a man is looking for a remedy for sexual potency, the first step should be to seek out a doctor who specializes in male sexual medicine, which is the urologist or andrologist.
At the consultation, in addition to a good anamnesis, which will investigate the patient's medical history, and perform the clinical examination, the andrologist will also request several laboratory tests to analyze other markers in the body, to understand if there are underlying diseases that need to be treated, such as hypertension and diabetes.
In addition to analyzing the clinical part, the doctor may also indicate a change in life habits, such as the beginning of physical activities or even a change in diet. Therefore, in many cases, certain foods may also be prescribed to increase sexual potency.
When the patient wants to increase sexual potency and is a smoker, the first medical advice is for him to stop smoking. Medical research already reveals that just quitting this addiction can help a lot in the quality of sex life.
This is also the main advice when it comes to drug use: stop using.
Regarding the use of medications for some diseases, it is necessary to evaluate the dosage of these medications together with the doctor or adopt a joint multidisciplinary approach.
In other cases, the doctor may also prescribe pills for sexual potency, which are phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, among others), which are the first line of treatment for erectile dysfunction.
However, when the problem has a psychogenic origin, the andrologist may also associate clinical treatment with an indication for sex therapy.
Conclusion
Consultation with the doctor is essential to determine the treatment, so it is not enough to just look for a remedy to increase sexual potency without any guidance.
The solution is always to seek a specialist in the subject, because the treatment is different for each case.
Dr. Marco Túlio Cavalcanti Urologist and Andrologist. Erectile Dysfunction and Sexual Impotence: put an end to this torment. Penis Prosthesis: the resumption of your sex life. Peyronie's disease: correction of curvature, recovery of the size and caliber of the penis. Hormone Replacement: resume your performance.
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