Blood Pressure & Impotence - What are the chances

May 8th, 2008 by

To better understand how high blood pressure can lead to ED, we first need to have understanding of how erection works. Getting an erection might seem like an easy job but is really a complicated process.

Anatomy of an Erection

In the rod of the penis there are 2 side-by-side chambers of spongy tissue called the corpora cavernosa. They are the ones mainly responsible for erections. Just below the compartments is another storage called the corpus spongiosum. The urethra, which carries semen and urine, runs through the center of it.

When a men gets an erection, nerve signals from your brain or from the nerve endings in your penis cause the smooth muscle of the chambers to relax and arteries to dilate, or open wider. This allows a lot of blood to fill the empty area. The pressure of blood flow is what causes someone to get an erection.

Factors Responsible for erection problems

High blood pressure is a major cause of erection problems. Research found that about 49% of men ages 40-79 with high blood pressure had of erection problems.

High blood pressure keeps the arteries that carry blood into the penis from dilating the way they’re supposed to. It also makes the smooth muscle in the penis lose its ability to relax. As a result, not enough blood flows into the penis to make it erect.
Men with high blood pressure may also have a low testosterone level. Testosterone is the male hormone that plays a big role in sexual arousal.

High blood pressure by itself can lead to erectile dysfunction. But some drugs for treating high blood pressure can actually be the cause as well.
Diuretics (or water pills) and beta-blockers are the blood pressure drugs most commonly linked to erectile dysfunction.

Diuretics may cause erectile dysfunction by decreasing the force of blood flow into the penis. They may also lower the measurement of zinc in the body. Our body needs zinc to make testosterone.

Beta-adrenergic blocking agents dampen the response to nerve cells that lead to an erection. They also make it more difficult for the arteries in the penis to widen and let the blood in. What’s more, they can make one feel calm and spiritless - and the mind always plays some act in sexual arousal.

Sometimes, some choices men with high blood pressure make can add to the problem. Smoking, usually, is one of those. Smoking increases blood pressure, and damages blood vessels and reduces blood circulation all around the body.

The power to take control of your blood pressure and your sexual health is in your own hands. By living a healthy lifestyle and working with your medical practitioner, there’s a very good chance you’ll once again be able to have normal sexual function.

At the end, if you happen to have erection problems, then talk to your medical practitioner regarding tadalafil (cialis tadalafil 20mg pills)to see which is the right treatment for you.

Erectile Dysfunction - A True Diabetes Casualty

April 30th, 2008 by

Sex seems like an endlessly exciting, breathtaking and straightforward act. However, for lot of people and partners the reality is somewhat different. This article is about ED, a somewhat common sexual problem in men with diabetes.

What is ED

Sexual dysfunction is known as the unrelenting inability to get or maintain an erection that is suitable for sexual activity. A good number of men will experience sexual problems during their life, but if the situation lasts for 3 months or longer, it is clinically defined as Sexual dysfunction.

Although Sexual dysfunction affects most men at some point in their lives, it is much more common in men with diabetes. 50% of men will experience Sexual dysfunction within 10 years of diagnosis of diabetes. Men who are older with a longer extent of diabetes, poor blood glucose control, or who smoke, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease, are at a higher risk.

Diabetes causes cause damage to the linings of the blood vessels, which affects circulation and blood flow to the penis. Sexual dysfunction can also be a side effect of pills that are often prescribed to men with diabetes.

Treating ED

There are a number of fruitful treatments for Sexual dysfunction. It is important for couples to be involved in any discussion about choice of treatment.

Medications called PDE5 inhibitors like Cialis Tadalafil aka Tadalfil 20mg, Sildenafil, and Vardenafil HCI help men achieve and maintain an erection. With help from partner, these Medications increase blood flow to the penis, allowing an erection to occur naturally.

Once a Day Pill

April 26th, 2008 by

Canadian pill stores have begun stocking a new full-time version of an anti-impotence pill its makers say will allow men to be sexually spontaneous, day and night.

Tadalafil was originally planned to be taken on an when needed basis, with one dose enduring up to 36 hours, earning it the moniker “Le Weekend” when first approved in Europe in 2002.

Now tadalafil being repackaged and sold in a once-a-day, lower-dose version. Taken daily, the pill builds in a man’s body until it reaches a circulating level in the bloodstream that would allow a man to be sexually energetic whenever the occation is right, according to a news release issued by pill giant, Eli Lilly.

Once-a-day Tadalafil 20mg will cost $3.81 per tablet.

Last year, more than 1.6 million prescriptions for sexual dysfunction medications were sold by Canadian medication stores, according to prescription medication tracking firm IMS Health Canada. About 593,000 of those prescriptions were for tadalafil, the chemical name for generic Tadalafil.

Tadalafil belongs to a class of drugs known as PDE-5 inhibitors that includes Viagra and Vardenafil HCI. The medication acts on the chemical signals that open up the blood vessels in the penis.

The medications aren’t thought to benefit men with normal sexual activity. And there can be rare side-effects that can include headache, facial flushing and acid stomach. The medication should not be used by men who are taking nitrates or those with cardiac disease “for whom sexual intercourse is not advisable,” Eli Lilly and ICOS says.

Eli Lilly and ICOS says once-a-day sexual dysfunction medications can help with what is known as “penile rehabilitation” after prostate cancer surgery.

In addition, men who experience side effects with the once needed Tadalafil may better tolerate the once-a-day version, which comes in 2.5 and 5 mg capsules, says Eli Lilly.