What is Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and What are causes of ED

How does an erection happen?

Erectile Dysfunction is one of the commonest issue every man faces. On an average 4 in 1 Indian male will face ED during their lifetime. It is more common than you might think and you are not alone if you are having issues with erection. Before going into detail about ED, let’s understand what erection is and physiology and mechanism of erection.  

What is Erection?

Erection is physiological response to sexual stimulation in male where penis becomes firm, harder and bigger. When aroused, brain send signal to smooth muscles in penis via nervous system to relax. This relaxation allows blood vessels to dilate and causes increase in blood flow to penis. This increase in blood flow will also fill corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum. The blood remains trapped temporarily, making the penis rigid, hard and elevated.

Reasons for difficulty achieving an erection :

Erectile dysfunction (ED), means person cannot get erection at all, able to get an erection but not able to maintain erection to perform satisfactory sexual intercourse, or penis becomes soft while performing sexual activities. As I mentioned earlier, it is very common condition, and it may be manifestation of underlying issues listed below.

Underlying causes of ED:

·         Neurological: If a person is diabetic for long time, then your nerves will not be able to send signals properly and will lead to poor erection. This can also happen from stroke and other brain diseases. This is one of the commonest causes of ED in male over age of 50. Seltyca’s Tadathrill-D is designed to help people who are facing ED due to Diabetes.

·         Psychological: Constant stress, anxiety, depression or psychological issues affects your ability to get proper erection due to hormonal imbalance in body.

·         Vascular Disease: Narrowing blood vessels due to atherosclerosis can lead to poor blood supply to penile tissues and can lead to ED.

·         Injury: Injury to pelvic area, pelvic muscle can lead to ED.

·         Medications: q1blood pressure medications, antianxiety and antidepressant medications, glaucoma eye drops, and cancer chemotherapy agents are just some of the many medications associated with ED.

·         Surgery: Prostate surgery, surgery in pelvic area can lead to ED.

·         Lifestyle: Chronic smoking and heavy alcohol are associated with ability to get proper erection.

·         Chronic diseases: Chronic heart condition, kidney diseases or certain cancers are associated with ED.

Good news is that ED is treatable and you can improve your sexual life by treating ED. Based on condition and root cause, person needs to address root cause and treat it, along with that person can use Tadalafil to achieve proper erection. Seltyca Tadathrill-D (Tadalafil 10 mg+ Dapoxetine 30 mg) improves blood flow to penis and blood vessels in penis and improves erection and person can achieve strong and hard erection.