Which psychological causes are there of erectile dysfunction?
Last updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Psychological problems, such as anxiety, interfere with the erection process by distracting the man from things that would normally arouse him. These problems cause between 10 and 40% of erectile dysfun
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ction. Even in cases where the underlying problem is physical, these factors can play an important secondary role, for example when a man who has had some erectile difficulty starts to anticipate and fear sexual failure. As a result, psychological factors play some causal role in at least 80% of cases of erectile dysfunction. These factors include:
Depression: erectile dysfunction is twice as likely among men suffering from depression as it is among those without depressive symptoms.
Relationship problems: a man who loses sexual interest in or desire for a particular partner may develop erection problems.
Anxiety and stress, including that caused by major life changes.
Grief and other reactions to major loss: recently widowed men may have erection problems.
Low self-esteem
Erection problems in men under 50 are more likely to be due to psychological causes.
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