Patient's question:
My wife went to work outside, and one is at home. But she hasn't thought about sex either. As soon as it's time to sleep at night, my little brother keeps getting hard, and it doesn't go down for a long time. In the morning, it hurts a bit.Doctor's answer:
Erectile dysfunction is a persistent congestion and erection of the penis without sexual impulse or desire, causing impaired blood circulation in the penile corpus cavernosum and penile pain. It can lead to persistent dilation of the arteries and veins in the corpus cavernosum, blood stasis, increased blood viscosity, even the formation of thrombi, thereby affecting oxygen exchange within the blood vessels, severely obstructing venous return, increasing carbon dioxide tension, edema of the septum of the cavernous body, inflammation and damage to endothelial cells. Endothelial cell damage may be a cause of erectile dysfunction in the future. Some believe that even with timely treatment, erectile dysfunction cannot be avoided and may lead to fibrosis, making normal sexual activity impossible. Therefore, erectile dysfunction can lead to male infertility.