It is especially important to talk with your doctor because in addition to a strong discomfort in personal life and in a relationship, they can also be a warning sign for more serious diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Following is a list of the typical causes that can result in poor erection.
Depression
The brain is an erogenous zone often neglected. We tend to forget that sexual arousal begins in the head first to make his way down. Depression can turn off the desire and cause erectile dysfunction. As if that were not enough, ironically, many of the medications used to treat depression cause a loss of libido, making it even more difficult to achieve an erection.
Alcohol
In the collective imagination a few drinks help to warm the atmosphere, but as long as there remain two drinks is fine, if you overdo it, however, may be very difficult to have then, in times of need, hard and lasting erection.Alcohol intake may therefore interfere with erection, but the effects are usually temporary. But not all alcohol is a silver lining, there is good news: a glass or two a day keeps the doctor away 
is proved that a small daily intake of alcohol can have beneficial effects on health and in particular for the heart .
Drugs
The contents of your box of medicines may affect the performance in the bedroom. It’s a long list of common drugs that may cause erectile dysfunction among them were found for blood pressure medications, painkillers and antidepressants. Even drugs such as amphetamines can cause erection problems.
Stress
It is not easy to be happy when life is hard. Stress brought by economic difficulties or problems at work can affect different parts of the body, including your penis. Coping with stress by changing the style of life can be a great way to feel better. Get enough sleep, eat a balanced and play a little ‘physical activity are great remedies to increase your comfort and relaxation.
Anger
Anger can make up the blood to the brain, which is not exactly the place where you would like you ascended in order to have a good erection. It is not easy to be romantic when you are angry, and when anger is towards the partner and when it is not. That your anger is repressed or expressed in rather probable improper feeling boiling inside adds to the difficulty in getting an erection.
Anxiety
Worry about not being able to have an erection is one of the first psychological causes of erectile dysfunction. Even the anxieties caused by other problems of life can not give truce even in bed. The many concerns often make us feel alone and scared and this contributes to a decline in sexual desire. In addition, the anxiety of not being able to get an erection makes you stop wanting to make love. Therefore, the less sex you do, the greater the anxiety, meanwhile, has caused the loss of libido. Be very careful because this is a vicious circle that could jeopardize not only your sex life, but also your relationship.
Pounds
Being overweight can affect sexual performance and not only because it lowers your self-esteem. Obese men produce less testosterone, which contributes to sexual desire and causes an erection. Having the extra pounds also causes high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries, reasons that may reduce the blood flow to the penis.
Picture of yourself
If you do not like what you see in the mirror, it is easy to deduce that your partner might not like the view. A negative image of yourself can make you worry about how you appear not only in society but also in bed. Anxiety can make you feel like you appear too eager also to let you go under the covers.
Low libido
The low libido and erectile dysfunction are not the same thing but they have something in common: both can make you feel uncomfortable in bed and make you avoid making love. Low self-esteem, stress, anxiety and even some medications, as we have seen, reduce sexual desire. When all of these concerns are related to sexual activity, it is normal sexual desire decreases with an erection.
Your Health
Many health conditions can affect the nerves, muscles or blood flow that is required in order to get an erection. Diabetes, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis and many other diseases can contribute to erectile dysfunction. Extreme cases like surgery for the treatment of prostate or bladder can also damage the nerves and blood vessels that bring an erection.
How to solve erection problems
We know that the main problem is embarrassed to talk to your doctor about your sex life, but this remains the best way to treat erectile dysfunction and get back to having a good sexual relationship with your partner. Only a doctor can identify the source of the problem and may recommend interventions in lifestyle, such as quitting smoking or losing weight.
Other treatment options are medications for erectile dysfunction, hormone treatments and, in extreme cases, a device that helps to create an erection.
Originally posted 2012-11-23 22:21:46.