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A recent research showed
that the brain activity is totally different during peak sexual activity. That
is why men with depression have difficulty in having satisfactory sex life. The
serotonin level in depressed patients is lower than normal adults.

If the depression is
treated with right medicines, their erectile function will also improve
significantly. But  the class of
medications known as SSRI antidepressants are used to treat depression in men.
But unfortunately these drugs also cause erectile dysfunction in 65% of men
taking SSRI for depression.

Depression and ED are
highly inter related. If a man is mentally depressed, he will have erectile
dysfunction and similarly a man who has erectile dysfunction because of some
other medical condition may have depression. So if a depressed man taking drugs
for that will eventually have ED.

The recent research shows
that in men undergoing treatment for depression, the new class of drugs called
PDE5 has improved their erectile function. So in turn it paves a way to
decrease their depression too. So with PDE5 class drugs both erectile function
and symptoms of depression improved. Viagra, levitra, cialis belongs to the
PDE5 class of drugs.

Another
study reveals that underlying cardiovascular disease may also lead to erectile
dysfunction. Since the cardiac output is low in such patients, the penile blood
flow will be a bit lower than normal 
even though they are sexually aroused. The usage of PDE5 class drugs had
significantly lower blood pressure and heart rate, improvement in measures of
oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. 

This study confirms the
successful treatment of ED wit PDE5 class drugs in CHF could not only improve
sexual relationships but overall quality and success of CHF treatment.

PDE5 class drugs blocks the
activity of the enzyme phospodiesterase type 5 which is active in multiple
tissues and cells. So the effects of PDE5 class drugs are increased production
of nitric oxide,  which is directly
responsible for smooth muscle relaxation. This improves the functioning of
heart and blood vessels.

Reasons for erectile
dysfunction are psychologic and organic in nature.

Harmonal problems or
psychologically induced impotence, stable heart disease, controlled diabetes,
controlled hypertension, chronic dialysis and kidney transplantation,
Parkinson's disease, mild to moderate conjestive heart failure, taking
antidepressants like SSRI inhibitors like prozac are organic in nature.

Psychological factors for
erectile dysfunction are many but most often it is related to depression,
performance anxiety, marital relation or stress etc.

Organic factors include
vascular, harmonal, drug induced. Some medical conditions like hypertension,
diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, obesity, neurological
disorders also lead to erectile dysfunction. Drinking too much alcohol and
smoking are also contributing factors in organic ED.

Exercising the pelvic floor
muscles, i.e kegel exercise improved blood supply to pelvic area and
strengthens  pelvic muscles. After doing
kegel exercise for 3 months many men reported increase in erectile function.
Life style changes from sedentary nature also contribute to satisfactory sex
life as well as to combat mental depression.

Some herbal products like
Ashwagandha, tribulus terestris are found to increase libido, muscle strength,
stamina and also reduce stress thus increase sex drive.

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