Causes for Erectile Dysfunction (ED)

There may be many reasons for erectile dysfunction(ED):

Psychological factors

• Nervousness about sex
• Feeling stressed
• Being troubled by problems in your relationship
• Feeling depressed
• Feeling of self consciousness
• Thinking that your partner is reacting negatively to you

Physical factors

• Atherosclerosis(hardening of the arteries)
• Diabetes
• Brain or spinal cord injuries
• Lower level of sex hormone i.e. testosterone
• Liver or kidney failure
• Multiple sclerosis
• Some types of prostate or bladder surgery
• Radiation therapy to the testicles
• Peyronie's disease (penis conditions such as fibrosis/scarring)
• Priapism (history of painful/prolonged erection)
• Prostate cancer treatment
• Vascular disease

Lifestyle factors

• Alcoholism
• Fatigue
• Smoking