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How to Delay Age-related Erectile Dysfunction
The most common cause of age-related erectile dysfunction is weak blood flow due to narrowed arteries. Improving cardiovascular health may delay the onset.
Sexual health is recognized by The World Health Organization as “an integral part of overall health, well being, and quality of life.” So why do so many men “hang it up” when we can’t keep it up? Perhaps we think we are just getting too old? It doesn’t have to be that way. Like general health, sexual health, including erectile dysfunction, typically declines with age. However, there are ways to slow down the process with a proactive strategy of “sexual anti-aging”.
Age-related erectile dysfunction
So why does the flag fly at half-mast? An erection occurs when blood is pumped into two elongated chambers that create the shaft of the penis. As the blood pressure rises in the cylinders, they expand. When the pressure is high enough, they become hard, like an inflated tire.
