Because on this site I talk
about the penis I decided to include some
information on penis medical conditions. If
you are suffering from any of these conditions
hopefully my information will help you.
Fertility:
In about 40% of infertile
couples, the cause of the infertility lies
with the males. There are many reasons for
male infertility.
Quick Fact: It takes approximately
72-90 days to produce mature sperm. Sperm
is produced 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
There are many factors that
can decrease or cease sperm production. Here
are a few:
- Illness
- Excessive Caffeine
- Stress
- Street and certain Prescription Drugs
- Some over the counter medications
- Injury to the testicles
- Blockage in the Vas Deferens
- Varicocele
- Excessive Heat
- Vitamin Deficiencies
There also natural ways to
increase sperm count and quality. Normal semen
values outlined below:
Parameter |
Minimum
Value |
| Volume
(mL) |
2.0 |
| Sperm
Concentration (million/mL) |
20
|
| Motility
(%) |
50
|
| Forward
Progression (0-4) |
3
|
| Normal
Morphology (%) (WHO) |
30 |
| Normal
Morphology (%) (Strict) |
14 |
| Total
Sperm Count (million) |
40 |
| Total
Motile Sperm (million) |
20
|
| Total
Functional Sperm (million) |
6
|
Thanks
to
http://www.fertilinet.com
for use of information.
Impotency:
Impotence is the inability
of a man either to have an erection or to
keep the penis erect long enough to have sexual
intercourse. This is a common problem affecting
as many as 10 million men in the United States.
By the time most men are 40 they have already
experienced impotence at some time in their
lives.
When just a single incident
occurs, the best thing to do is forget about
it. Problems arise when this difficulty starts
occurring regularly.
According to an article published
in early 1993 (review: Morley, 1993), approximately
10 million men in the U.S. have problems with
impotence.
Men afflicted with repeated
impotence tend to be middle-aged and older,
with such a condition most common in men 60
years of age and older. Regardless of the
age, however, many men who have this problem
can be treated successfully.
Impotence can result from
a wide variety of problems. As with any other
ailment, when a person begins having this
problem repeatedly, he needs to see a doctor.
The doctor will want to rule out the possibility
of disease, injury, or side effects from medicine.
For example, cardiovascular
problems, diabetes, injuries to the spinal
column, and side effects from high blood pressure
medicine are among the physical conditions
that can lead to impotence. An erection occurs
when the nervous system activates a rapid
increase in blood flow. The vascular muscle
in the spongy area becomes engorged with blood
and outflow of blood is cutoff. Erection can
be elicited by the so-called reflex erection
as we see in spinal cord patients, or can
be caused by psychogenic stimulation. Numerous
sexual stimuli are processed by the brain
and transmitted to the penis via the nervous
system. In order to get an erection,
the blood flow must increase and, at the same
time, the blood has to be prevented from
leaving the penis.
