Erectile dysfunction is a disorder caused by inability to maintain erection during sexual intercourse. It is also commonly called as Impotence. Damage occurring to nerves, arteries, smooth muscles and fibrous tissue of the penis results in erectile dysfunction (ED). The disease like diabetes, kidney disease, prolonged period of alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, heat diseases, vascular disease and neurologic disease are some of the causes of ED. Life style changes like smoking, being weighing excess and physical inactive are some of the possible cause of ED. Injuries to nerves and arteries near the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder and pelvis can also lead to ED. Certain drugs like blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers etc can produce ED as a side effect. Sometimes psychological factors like stress, depression, anxiety, guilt, low self esteem also leads to ED.

Medications like Brand name Sildenafil, Brand name Tadalafil, or Brand name Vardenafil are mostly used to treat ED.  It can be ordered form an online pharmacy.

Pain during erection, enlarged penis, the person have low self esteem and low self confidence and other psychological disorders like anxiety, sleep disorder, depression and depression are some of the symptoms of erectile dysfunction. It is diagnosed by taking the medical history, physical examination, laboratory test and psychological examination.

Following a healthy style like quitting smoking, losing excess weight and increased physical activity will help to treat erectile dysfunction. ED is easy to treat. Avoiding drugs which cause erectile dysfunction or finding a new alternative will help to solve the symptoms. For some patient’s psychotherapy and behavior modification is prescribed. Psychotherapy is used to reduce the anxiety or depression. Drugs are prescribed in certain conditions. The drugs may be administrated orally, injected directly etc.  Correcting hormonal imbalance either by giving testosterone orally or intravenously will help to treat the condition. Mechanical vacuum devices, surgery etc are done to treat ED. Surgery is done to reconstruct the arteries to increase the blood flow to the penis.