Patient's question:
At night, when trying to get an erection during intimacy, it feels more difficult. The marital life is not harmonious, and there is suspicion of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. What are the specific factors that cause sexual dysfunction?Doctor's answer:
Sexual dysfunction refers to the recurrence of obstacles in one or more stages of sexual intercourse, making it impossible to produce the physiological responses and lack of pleasure required for satisfying sexual activity. In clinical diagnosis, there are several reasons that can affect normal erection and erection hardness, such as: psychological factors, excessive sexual activity, any condition that may increase blood flow to the corpora cavernosa of the penis, surgery, trauma leading to damage to penile blood vessels and nerves, endocrine disorders, chronic diseases, and long-term use of certain medications, prostatitis, recurrent and persistent benign prostatic hyperplasia, etc. Wishing you good health.