Impotence Vignette

Impotence is the disorder of the male reproductive system that disables the capability of the men to get is strong during the love-making activity. Nowadays, the impotence issue is being discussed a lot as people are getting more and more vocal about their health problems.

Basically, impotence occurs due to the inconsistent flow of blood to the male reproductive system. The disturbance in the blood flow incapables men to attain the hard state for male reproductive organ. For this process to work properly, adequate blood flow in mandatory. It is only after the blood fills the veins and arteries in the male reproductive organ that man is able to attain the stiffness of male reproductive organ.

As per the recent survey carried out by the International Journal of Impotence Research and Studies, around 60% of the men are noted to be suffering with the impotence, either temporarily of permanently. Previously only old-aged or middle-aged men were observed to be suffering with the impotence, but nowadays even young men are noted to be facing the problem of the impotence. This is basically noted due to the unhealthy lifestyle pattern that we are following.

The issue of impotence puts an adverse impact on the overall health of the individual. As the man is not able to perform during the love-making activity he gets frustrated and loses his mental stability. This in turn affects his physical health. Impotence in all disturbs the social, professional, and personal life of the man to a great extent.

In many of the cases due to the negligence of the married men toward the impotence problem, it leads to the divorce. So, to stay away from all these problems it is necessary to overcome impotence or better is to prevent the occurrence of the impotence. But, it is very sad to know that men are very shy to discuss about this problem, which leads to the negligence and makes the situation more problematic. Thus, it is my advice to all the men to be open about their health problem and share it with your partner and discuss it with doctor to overcome it.

Causal Factors
Causal factors of impotence are many. Some factors contribute directly, whereas some other factors contribute indirectly toward the occurrence of impotence. Basically the cause of impotence is noted to be the insufficient blood supply to the penile region.

Process of Impotence Occurrence:
In the male reproductive system, the process of stiffness of male reproductive organ is being guided by the namely the two enzymes, cyclic guanoyl monophosphatase (cGMP) and phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5). The enzyme cGMP is coordinates the process of improving the blood supply to the male reproductive system. This signal is being given by brain to the male reproductive system. This way the man attains the stiffness of male reproductive organ.

Once man achieves the orgasm, the process of enzyme PDE-5 begins. It withdraws the blood from the penile region. So the stiffness subsides. The impotence occurs when the amount of the enzyme PDE-5 in the male reproductive system is more. This enzyme curtails the blood flow from the male reproductive organ even before the person attains orgasm. As a result the stiffness subsides very shortly and person faces the problem of impotence.
Factors that cause impotence are as follows:
Imbalance in Hormone Levels
Hormonal imbalance is being statistically observed to be one of the prominent causes of the impotence in men. Less amount of the testosterone in the man’s body, make the male reproductive organ gets flimsy. The muscles in the penile region don’t get the enough amounts of the blood flow and the required nitric oxide. As a result these muscles don’t get sturdy and the man fails to attain the stronger erections. So, to avoid such impotence you must pay a good attention toward the hormone levels in the body. If you are facing the hormonal imbalance then please try to treat it as it may later on lead to the impotence.

Injury to Male Reproductive System
Physical injury to the male reproductive organ damages the penile muscles, nerves, or veins in the male reproductive system. Even the injury to the testis is noted to malfunction the normal functioning of the male reproductive organ. This impotence arises due to this. The person with any physical injury to the male reproductive system has 90% chances of suffering with the impotence. The worst thing of the impotence caused due to the physical injury is that it is incurable. This is permanent impotence and can be treated only through the vascular reconstructive surgery, but the success rate of this mode of treatment is only 20%. Thence it would be better if you take a good care of the male reproductive system and should stay away from any thing that would cause physical injury to the male reproductive system.

Psychological Conditions
Pressure to perform and anxiety occurring during the love-making sessions is the reason for the impotence in majority of the men. Thinking a lot about the performance during love-making is nevertheless going to work in your favor. Instead this will make your anxious about the performance and ultimately you will face the problem in getting the necessary erections. Sometimes, man thinks a lot about his image, he then get conscious about his male reproductive organ size which is okay, but he still feels it to be smaller. This way he feels ashamed of his insufficient male reproductive organ size and gets in tension about how will he be able to satisfy his ladylove? This is how he gets depressed, which ultimately disturbs his mental stability and reduces his stamina. Thus, he fails to hold on for sufficient time. Many times the impotence arising from the psychological imbalance can be cured easily by improving the methodology and practicing the technique.

Heart Problems
Healthy heart is a key to satisfactory love making activity. Your heart health is important to enjoy the love making activity to its best. As per the research studies it has been concluded that more than 60% of the heart patients suffer with the impotence. The unhealthy heart doesn’t perform well. So, the blood supply to the different parts of the body gets very improper. This way the sufficient blood doesn’t reach the body organs. The insufficient blood flow to the male reproductive organs results in the impotence. Atherosclerosis is the heart disease that deposits the plaque in the arteries and disturbs the blood supply thus increasing the chances of suffering with the impotence.

Diabetes
Impotence is being closely linked with the diabetes. The abnormal sugar levels in the body keeps the density of the blood fluctuating. If the sugar amounts are more then it ultimately increases the density of the blood that makes it difficult to transfer to other body parts. As a result the blood doesn’t reach the male reproductive system. Nearly 40% of the diabetes patients are found to be suffering with the impotence. Whether you are suffering with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the chances of suffering with malfunctioning of male reproductive system are doubled. It would be best for the diabetes patients to keep their sugar levels at constant level in order to stay away from the impotence.

Neurological Disorders
Neurological disorders disturb the functioning of the overall body. So, even the normal working of the male reproductive system is being perturbed. It is the brain that guards the functioning of the men during love making activity. The activity of the neurons gets improper due to the neurological disorders. The signals that are sent by the brain to the male reproductive system after the stimulation are not being delivered as the functioning of the brain is improper due to the neurological disorders. This is how the male reproductive system doesn’t get the required blood. As a result, the person starts facing the impotency problem. Working of the erection mechanism is being noted to be going wrong due to the neurological disorders like Alzheimer disease, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson disease. If you suffer with any of these diseases then you need to get them treated at the initial stage because this will later on lead to the impotency in men.

Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol consumption if not good for the overall health, additionally it has a severe adverse impact on the normal functioning of the erectile mechanism. Due to the excessive alcohol intake the kidney of the person malfunctions as it is not able to cope with so much of alcohol present in the body. It then throws out this excessive alcohol through the urinary tract. The person gets the urination feeling frequently when he drinks a lot. When the alcohol passes through the urination tract it damages the nerves in the penile region. Sometimes even these penile nerves get broken. This way the blood is unable to stay into the male reproductive organ for the sufficient time as a result men loses the erection quickly. Thus, alcoholic men suffer with impotence.

Chewing or Smoking Tobacco
We all know smoking is injurious to health, but we all still smoke. Now, I want to make you aware of one more ill effects of smoking i.e. Smoking tobacco will make you impotent. Remember your love life would be completely devastated by the use of the tobacco. Either you chew or smoke, both contain high amount of the nicotine that influences the blood supply to the male reproductive organ and certainly reduces the amount of blood reaching to the penile region. As a result, men are not able to attain the erection or sometimes they lose the erection very quickly during the love-making session. This way the smokers get prone to the impotence.

Peyronie's Disease
Peyronie’s disease is the abnormal condition of the male reproductive organ. This disease is characterized by the slightly angular curvature of the male reproductive organ. The person is said to be suffering with Peyronie’s disease when his male reproductive organ is noted to be bending in between. The bend is not from the base, but it is from the central position. In this disease the veins and nerves in the male reproductive organ gets constricted due to the bend. This way the blood doesn’t reach to the all parts of the male reproductive organ. Due to the improper distribution of the blood in the penile region the men with Peyronie’s disease also gets prone to the impotence.

Obesity
Obesity is the disease that is caused by the excessive weight gain. As per the research studies the person who is obese is double the times prone to the impotence. During the study from 100 men about 37 obese men were observed to facing some kind of erection problems. During the obesity the excessive amount of the fats and carbohydrates gets deposited in the body. Excessive amounts of fats put the stress on the subordinate veins and arteries that supply blood to all parts of the body. The nerves and veins get narrow and thus the blood supply gets disturbed. As a result male reproductive system doesn’t get the required blood flow to enact the erection process. This leads to the failure in the erection and finally it leads to the impotency in men.

Drugs and Surgeries
Impotence is being observed prominently among the men who have undergone the surgeries. Specifically the men who have undergone heart surgeries, kidney replacement face the problem of impotence. Even the men who undergo major surgeries for bladder cancer (radical cystectomy) and for prostate cancer face the problem of impotence as they need to remove the nerves from the male reproductive organ. You may face the impotence problem due to the intake of drugs like tranquilizers, heart medications, and high blood pressure controlling medications, antidepressants, and sedatives. These drugs may cause either temporary or permanent impairment of the erection mechanism, so please avoid taking these drugs without any reason.

What are Antibiotics?

Antibiotics are medications that are derived from the microorganisms; specifically they are the microorganisms with the antibacterial property. They are the best medicines to cure the bacterial infections. All thanks to Mr. Alexander Fleming who invented this superb antibacterial drug. Today, antibiotics are the only drugs that cure the bacterial infections with such an efficacy and without any harmful side effects on the health of the individual taking it.

Mr. Selman Waksman in 1942 gave the antibiotics to the microbial culture that has shown antibacterial property. For that day till today lot of advances have taken place in the world of medicines. Previously antibiotics were utilized in its natural form, but today due to the advances in the technological means we are using semisynthetic compound originated from the original microorganism as an antibiotic.

Antibiotics are basically of two types one which eradicate the bacterial infections completely by killing them and other ones are those that curtails the multiplication of the bacteria. The antibiotics that kill bacteria are called bacteriostatic and antibiotics that eradicate bacteria are bacteriostatic. As per the historical reviews, the first discovered antibiotic was penicillin, and today there are more than 100 antibiotics present.

When and how to Use Them?
Antibiotics treat bacterial infections. They are given to the patients when no other medication is showing any effect against the infecting bacteria. Depending upon type of infection, severity of infection, and overall health status of the individual doctor prescribes the antibiotic. Remember that specific antibiotic is effective against the particular bacterial infection. The dosage of antibiotic is given generally as twice or thrice in a day. Antibiotics are generally taken oral with a full glass of water. It is best to take this medication as prescribed by the doctor.

Is it necessary to consult doctor before using antibiotics?
Yes, it is compulsory to consult the doctor before using antibiotics. They are the medications that can result into serious consequences if taken without proper diagnosis. Remember that doctor understands properly that which type of infection you are suffering from and then only prescribe you the antibiotic. Never take antibiotic on your own. We generally have a tendency to use the same antibiotic when we face the bacterial infections again, but please understand that this may not be the same bacterial infection or it may not be the bacterial infection at all. In this case you put an adverse impact on your health by taking antibiotic. So, we strongly recommend here to consult the doctor before taking antibiotic.

What are the side effects of Antibiotics?
The most common side effect of antibiotics is the diarrhea. This side effect is being noted in majority of the patients whose body doesn’t accept the antibiotic dose. This is a preliminary side effect, but if you still face the diarrhea problem then stop taking the antibiotic and consult the doctor for the medical advice. Other side effects noted by the intake of the antibiotics are vomiting, nausea, headache, swelling of the face, itching, rashes on skin, and stomach upset. In some cases the side effects like fungal infections of digestive tract, vagina, and mouth are noted due to the intake of the antibiotics.

What to do in case I suffer with side effects of antibiotics?
In case you face the side effects due to the intake of the antibiotics then please stop taking the dose of the medication. Consult the doctor immediately for the medical advice. We recommend never to neglect these side effects as they may turn into the severe one. Taking an antibiotic for more duration or in excess is generally noted to be the reason for the occurrence of the side effect. So, please take this antibacterial drug as prescribed.

Can I take antibiotics to treat Viral or Fungal infections?
No. Antibiotics are noted to be ineffective against the viral or fungal infections. The studies have been carried out to note their effect against viral and fungal infections, but none has given the positive results. Sometimes taking the antibiotics unknowingly for the viral or fungal infections can results into the adverse impact on the health or they may sometime make the infection to grow more severe. Thence, before taking the antibiotic please consult the doctor.

Is it safe for pregnant women or nursing mothers to take antibiotics?
It is mandatory to consult the doctor if you want to take antibiotic during pregnancy. There are some antibiotics that are safe during pregnancy and there are some that are very harmful if taken during pregnancy. It is only your doctor who can verify which antibiotic is safe during the pregnancy. Also, the same is applicable for the nursing mothers. Whether you are pregnant or breast feeding the baby, we strongly recommend you to go to the doctor discuss with him about your infection and then only take the antibiotic if doctor prescribed it to you.

What are Smoking disadvantages?

As the slow poisoning process doesn’t affect your body instantly, but devastates your health very slowly and steadily. Same is the case with the smoking addiction. The habit of smoking doesn’t show any adverse impact on the health instantly, but proceeds slowly to destroy the health of the individual. You will even not notice about the negative impact of the smoking for about the year, but later it will start showing its side effect on the health one by one. In simple way, you can describe smoking as the sincere way to commit suicide.

Smoking deteriorates the health of the person by destroying the immune system. Due to this the person gets prone to the various infections. Overall health status of the individual who smoke is very low as compared with the normal person. The smokers are this way always noted to be suffering with some or the other illness.

Majority of the smokers suffer with the cancer, which ultimately leads to the death. Smoking is noted to be one of the most significant causes of the cancer. The most commonly observed in the smokers is the lung cancer. The cases of bladder cancer, cancer of the oesophagus, cancer of the kidneys, cancer of the pancreas, and cervical cancer are noted due to the smoking. The Nicotine present in the tobacco inside the cigarette is carcinogenic in nature that causes the cancer. It is in incurable once it reaches the secondary level. The only method to stay away from this cancer is through the avoiding the smoking. Mentioned below is how the person gets affected due to the smoking in the duration of the 5 years.

Smoking is the root cause behind the various health ailments. Some scientific research studies have linked the smoking with the diabetes. It has been concluded through these studies that 60% of the smokers suffer with the diabetes. The combination of smoking and diabetes is very hazardous to the health. Diabetes makes the condition more severe and destructs the normal functioning of the immune system. As a result, you get prone to various health problems.


Many youngsters found the smoking to be the cool habit and think of it as their endearing trait. But, this is where they make a mistake. I think there is need now to make these youngsters aware of how much harm the smoking habit can make them suffer in their future. Some teenagers give tell that they smoke in order to concentrate during the studies. This explanation is the most ridiculous because this way they get addicted to the smoking and get prone to the various health disorders and sometimes to the dreadful cancer.

The risk of the cardiovascular disorders is being increased due to the smoking. The unhealthy habit of smoking disturbs the proper functioning of the lungs by affecting them with the cancer. The growth of the cells become malignant in the particular area and the person is unable to get in the required amount of the oxygen. This results in the more pressure on the heart and the person dies due to the heart attack. About 20% of the smokers are noted to be suffering with the cardiovascular disorders. Smoking contributes to the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Due to this the air flow is destructed that makes breathing more difficult. The two conditions caused due to it are emphysema and chronic bronchitis.