Male sexual dysfunction - what is it? For any man as with any woman, good sexual health does of course mean the ability to have a satisfying sex life.However, there are issues that any man may have to contend with over the course of his life (possibly you included) that women don't.


First and foremost concerning male sexual dysfunction is the ability to have an erection and sustain it. Then you must be able to control it and determine the point of ejaculation.

Also of importance is the hardness and fullness of the erection.As such, any man has a different set of male sexual dysfunction issues to deal with than a woman does.

Causes Of Male Sexual Dysfunction

Well for most men the causes of erectile dysfunction can be many, including...

Psychogenic Causes Of Male Sexual Dysfunction

Psychological or 'psychogenic' erectile dysfunction accounts for about 15 - 20% of impotence cases. It is brought about from anxiety, depression or even lack of a suitable partner. In these cases there is no apparent substantial somatic or organic impairment. In other words there is no physical damage which could be the cause of the sexual dysfunction.

Impotence brought about by the use of anti depression drugs and beta blockers to reduce blood pressure could be considered a subset of this section as could erectile insufficiency brought on by excessive alcohol intake.

Neurogenic Causes Of Sexual Dysfunction In A Man

This is the term used when sexual dysfunction in a male is associated with a neuropathy (e.g. nerve damage in the nervous system affecting the penis arising from, for example, surgery or a pelvic injury).

This is the cause of male impotence in about 10 - 15 percent of cases.

Organic Causes Of Male Sexual Dysfunction

This is by far the greatest causes of sexual dysfunction in a male and for that matter, sexual dysfunction for both a man and a woman.

Fortunately it is also the easiest to deal with. Any man sexual health or sexual dysfunction problems, caused by organic means, may vary from complete impotency to just a general lack of libido (sexual desire) and loss of youthful erection hardness and ejaculatory strength.

There are multiple causes of organic erectile insufficiency but the end result is the same; which is the lack of arterial blood flow to and within the penis. Without an unimpeded flow of blood to the penis and all its capillaries an erection is just not possible.

The most common cause of lack of blood flow is due to atherosclerosis of the arteries carrying blood to the penis.

Atherosclerosis of the arteries is a condition that cannot be rectified over night, but it can in time. However, for those men for whom this condition is affecting their sexual health and sex life in general, they need a solution now.