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Male Disease

What is Erectile Dysfunction

● Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm
enough for sex.

Ways to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction

1. Maintain a healthy weight to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure.

- A diet that's bad for a man's heart is also not good for their ability to have
erections.
2. Stop smoking, limit or avoid alcohol, and don't use illegal drugs.
- Chronic heavy drinking can cause liver damage, nerve damage, and other
conditions such as interfering with the normal balance of male sex hormone
levels; that can lead to ED. And binge drinking may impact the ability to have an
erection.
- Using illegal drugs may prevent you from getting or keeping an erection. For
instance, some illegal drugs may prevent you from becoming aroused or feeling
other sensations. Using illegal drugs may mask other psychological, emotional,
or physical factors that may be causing your ED.
- Smoking cigarettes can harm blood vessels and curb blood flow to the penis.
And nicotine makes blood vessels contract, which can hamper blood flow to the
penis.

3. Exercise regularly.
- Strong evidence links a sedentary lifestyle to erectile dysfunction.
Running, swimming, and other forms of aerobic exercise have been
shown to help prevent ED.
4. Take steps to reduce stress.
- When you're stressed out from work, relationship problems, or a major life
change, your libido can take a hit. And if you end up with ED, you may find
it leads to even more anxiety.
5. See your doctor for regular checkups and medical screening tests.
- Regular checkups and medical screening tests can identify any early signs
of health issues. When you have a health check, your doctor will talk with
you about your medical history, your family's history of disease, and your
lifestyle, including your diet, weight, physical activity, alcohol use and
whether you smoke.
Reporter’s Script

Male Disease

What is Erectile Dysfunction

● Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm
enough for sex.

Added info for REPORTERS: Male sexual arousal is a complex process that involves
the brain, hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles and blood vessels. Sometimes a
combination of physical and psychological issues causes erectile dysfunction. For
instance, a minor physical condition that slows your sexual response might cause
anxiety about maintaining an erection. The resulting anxiety can lead to or worsen
erectile dysfunction.

Ways to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction

1. Maintain a healthy weight to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure.

- A diet that's bad for a man's heart is also not good for their ability to have
erections.
Added info for REPORTERS: Research has shown that the same eating patterns that
can cause heart attacks due to restricted blood flow in the coronary arteries can also
impede blood flow to and within the penis. The blood flow is needed for the penis to
become erect. Diets that include very few fruits and vegetables along with lots of fatty,
fried, and processed foods can contribute to decreased blood circulation throughout the
body.

2. Stop smoking, limit or avoid alcohol, and don't use illegal drugs.
- Chronic heavy drinking can cause liver damage, nerve damage, and other
conditions such as interfering with the normal balance of male sex hormone
levels; that can lead to ED. And binge drinking may impact the ability to have an
erection.
- Using illegal drugs may prevent you from getting or keeping an erection. For
instance, some illegal drugs may prevent you from becoming aroused or feeling
other sensations. Using illegal drugs may mask other psychological, emotional,
or physical factors that may be causing your ED.
 - Smoking cigarettes can harm blood vessels and curb blood flow to the penis.
And nicotine makes blood vessels contract, which can hamper blood flow to the
penis.

3. Exercise regularly.
- Strong evidence links a sedentary lifestyle to erectile dysfunction.
Running, swimming, and other forms of aerobic exercise have been
shown to help prevent ED.
Added info for REPORTERS: Watch out for any form of exercise that puts excessive
pressure on the perineum, which is the area between the scrotum and anus. Both the
blood vessels and the nerves that supply the penis can be adversely affected from
excessive pressure in this area. Goldstein says bicycle riding, in particular, can cause
ED.

4. Take steps to reduce stress.

- When you're stressed out from work, relationship problems, or a major life
change, your libido can take a hit. And if you end up with ED, you may find
it leads to even more anxiety.
Added info for REPORTERS: Psychological stress boosts levels of the hormone
adrenaline, which makes blood vessels contract. That can be bad news for an erection.
Anything a man can do to ease tension and feel better emotionally is likely to give their
sex life a big boost.

5.See your doctor for regular checkups and medical screening tests.
- Regular checkups and medical screening tests can identify any early signs
of health issues. When you have a health check, your doctor will talk with
you about your medical history, your family's history of disease, and your
lifestyle, including your diet, weight, physical activity, alcohol use and
whether you smoke.