Erectile dysfunction treatment spinal cord injury

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Avatar m tn Other than that there are many other causes of erectile dysfunction such as stress and anxiety, depression, smoking, alcohol, and illicit drugs, high blood pressure, poor circulation and peripheral vascular disease, heart or thyroid conditions, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease).
Avatar m tn Cord injury effects the cord and nerves, not so much the blood flow...otherwise all people with spinal cord injuries would have vascular symptoms. I'd see the MD who treats you for ED...again. Tell him/her the same thing as you wrote here.
Avatar n tn Common causes causing erection problem are stress and anxiety,poor communication with your partner, unrealistic sexual expectations, which make sex a task rather than a pleasure,negative feelings about non performance,smoking, alcohol and sometimes illicit drugs and medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (suc
Avatar m tn If the condition persists, the medical term is erectile dysfunction. Before deciding the treatment it is important to find out the cause which may be responsible for erectile dysfunction in your case. In most men of your age and since you were having regular erections earlier, the cause looks more like psychological. Other medical causes may be diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord and neurological causes.
Avatar f tn neuropathic pain caused by damage or dysfunction in the nervous system including the spinal cord. This can be spinal cord injury pain, segmental pain that can be associated with allodynia and hyperalgesia in the painful region. Nerve root entrapment pain and syringomyelia are other groups of neuropathic pain. The other category of pain is musculoskeletal due to secondary overuse and muscle spasms after spinal cord injury and surgery.
Avatar n tn I read that masturbation depletes your testerone, and this could cause erectile dysfunction. I know that erectile dysfunction is caused by not enough blood flow in the tissues of the penis, and can affect penis growth. I haven't started growing yet, and I'm very worried I never will. My main questions are basically- Do I have erectile dysfunction? Is it caused by over-masturbation or the recent injury? What can I do? I'm only 13. Will it affect my penis growth?
Avatar m tn It could be due to medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage, or neurologic disorders. Discuss these options with your doctor when you happen to meet him next time. Regards.
Avatar n tn Also, surgery (especially radical prostate and bladder surgery for cancer) can injure nerves and arteries near the penis, causing ED. Injury to the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder, and pelvis can lead to ED by harming nerves, smooth muscles, arteries, and fibrous tissues of the corpora cavernosa. In addition, many common medicines—blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquilizers, appetite suppressants, and cimetidine (an ulcer drug)—can produce ED as a side effect.
1880451 tn?1321292722 The causes are many like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease). In your case, nerve damage after the back surgery may be responsible. Consult a neurologist and get a NCV (nerve conduction velocity) test done to confirm the diagnosis. I sincerely hope that helps.
Avatar m tn Common causes causing erection problem are stress and anxiety, poor communication with your partner, unrealistic sexual expectations, which make sex a task rather than a pleasure, negative feelings about non performance,smoking, alcohol and sometimes illicit drugs and medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (su
Avatar m tn Common causes causing erection problem are stress and anxiety, poor communication with your partner, unrealistic sexual expectations, which make sex a task rather than a pleasure, negative feelings about non performance, smoking, alcohol and sometimes illicit drugs and medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (s
Avatar m tn Complications of conservative management included missed urethral injury, penile abscess, nodule formation at the site of rupture, permanent penile curvature, painful erection, painful coitus, erectile dysfunction, corporourethral fistula, arteriovenous fistula, and fibrotic plaque formation.
Avatar m tn Hello, The treatment for torn urethral meatus is by surgery only and there is no medicine or topical treatment for this. If you are having regular erections, you may be having erectile dysfunction which is psychological in nature. Other causes may be psychological, smoking, alcohol, illicit drugs and medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression, spinal cord and neurological causes.
2032758 tn?1331625043 Medical conditions such as high blood pressure, poor circulation and peripheral vascular disease, heart or thyroid conditions, spinal cord injury, nerve damage (for example, from prostate surgery), or neurologic disorders (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease) can all cause erection problems. Though these medical conditions may not be there in your boyfriend's case they need case they need to be ruled out one by one.
Avatar n tn It states that at the T7-T8 level demonstrates central disc protrusion effacing the thecal sac and slightly indenting the ventral aspect of the thorasic spinal cord without appreciable focal cord edema at this time. There is no central stenosis or neural foraminal narrowing. I had a 230 lb male fall on me while trying to arrest him. Landed half on a curb, half on the street. This would have caused this injury correct?
Avatar m tn Hi, I am surprised at such a young age you have got the problem of erectile dysfunction. You should consult a urologist only and you’ll need to undergo tests to look for the cause of the same. It could be due to diabetes, hypertension, any neurological problem and this need to be ruled out. However, one of the commonest causes at this age is psychological in nature and you may need a psychological counselling for the same. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.
Avatar m tn Hello, Medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart or thyroid conditions, poor circulation, low testosterone, depression and spinal cord injury can cause erectile dysfunction. In your case, heart conditions and high blood pressure can be responsible for erectile dysfunction. You may need to consult your doctor to see which amongst these causes are responsible for your problem.
Avatar n tn In my particular situation the hyperreflexia is caused by compression/injury of my spinal cord. I can still walk and use my arms though I do have some challenges. Below is information that I pulled from the web site for the National Institutes of Health. I hope that it is helpful. I wish you the best! Autonomic hyperreflexia Images Central nervous system Autonomic hyperreflexia is a reaction of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system to overstimulation.
398059 tn?1447945633 However, for most, the spinal cord injury is the result of trauma. The leading traumatic cause of spinal cord injuries is automobile accidents, causing 44 percent of all injuries. Other causes of spinal cord injuries, in descending order of frequency, include violence (e.g., gunshot wounds), falls, and sports. While sports only account for 8 percent of all spinal cord injuries, 60 percent of those sports-related injuries are a result of diving accidents.