Diseases affecting the blood vessels. These diseases prevent blood flow to organs like the heart, brains and kidneys. In patients with erectile dysfunction disease may be caused by poor or blocked blood flow to the penis. Disease in 50% to 70% of cases the cause of erectile problems. Restriction of blood flow caused by a disease may occur due to an accumulation of cholesterol and other substances that can block arteries.
It is also known that blood vessels dilate or constrict, possibly due to signals from endothelial cells that line the inside of cardiovascular cover. These signals can lead to a reduction of blood flow to certain organs, even if there is no accumulation of cholesterol or other substances. If endothelial function is impaired, there may be narrowing occur similar to clogged arteries. This could explain why so erection problems often associated with disease.
Disorders associated with disease
The following diseases are associated with disease:
- Arterial disease
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Peripheral vascular disease: This disease mainly affects the blood vessels that part of the body from the hips down with blood.
Other factors of vascular disease in relation to erection problems
The following factors may exacerbate vascular disease, which increases the risk for erectile dysfunction:
- High cholesterol
- Smoking
- Overweight
What is venous leak?
If the arteries in the penis can not prevent blood from flowing to the penis during erection, the erection does not hold. This condition is known as a venous disease and may occur in disease. But it can also occur due to poor relaxation of the muscles of the penis. Difficulties with a gradual relaxation of the penis can occur in men with diabetes or Peyronie's disease, a disease that results in a severe erectile tissue in, making the penis do not equally it can stretch as in other erectile. Venous leakage may also occur as nerve disorders or stress disorders such as relaxing the muscles can counteract.
