March 11th, 2009What Is Effects Sexual Performance?
Though difficult to imagine but an amazing number of men suffer regularly from sexual problems like erectile dysfunction. While studies show that around 40% men are affected by it, the real figure could be even higher since most men would prefer not to come up with the truth. The causes could be varied form certain emotional factors like stress and depression to physical factors like age and decline in testosterone. However some recreational activities like smoking, drinking and drugs could also be contributing factors.
Anything that obstructs normal blood flow to the penis is likely to play havoc with your erections. Physiologically speaking the penile region needs blood to flow smoothly for making erection a possibility.
While asleep, the number of erections can reduce substantially, if the man is a smoker. This decrement of nighttime erections gives us a clear indication that not all is well and that the penile region is not getting the amount of blood it needs for an erection. The cause of this has been identified by the Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts as excessive smoking. It has also been noticed that when one stops smoking even for a day, it can bring back involuntary nightly erections.
Teenagers who are heavy smokers can expect their semen quality to suffer very badly. Moreover, the sperm consolidation is adversely affected. This could seriously jeopardize their chances of fatherhood and may even increase the risk of having children with genetic disorders due to damaged DNA received from either parent.
Men who drink regularly and heavily are more likely to get affected with sexual problems than men who drink not that often and this is according to studies done on this topic. This is because alcohol is a proven repressor and it also tampers with the male libido adversely, so erection becomes impossible.
It is this clear that a moderate lifestyle can lend a good support to your sex life. Regular exercise and good eating habits go a long way in keeping your sexual vigor and health strong. The good news for sufferers of erectile dysfunction is that there are several herbal remedies available which act as aphrodisiacs and increase blood flow to the penis.
