Medications And Impotence
There are many medications that can lead to impotence including the following:
Lipitor impotence side effects
Lipitor is prescribed to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in your blood. Accumulation of cholesterol and fats along the walls of your arteries (a process known as atherosclerosis) decreases blood flow and, therefore, the oxygen supply to your heart, brain, and other parts of your body. Lowering your blood level of cholesterol and fats may help to prevent heart disease, angina (Chest pain), strokes, and heart attacks. Some men suffer Lipitor impotence side effects.
Atenolol impotence issues
Atenolol is a beta-adrenergic blocking agent. Atenolol blocks the action of the sympathetic nervous system, a portion of the involuntary nervous system. With some patients there is a relationship between Atenolol and impotence because, since the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the pace of the heart beat, by blocking the action of these nerves, Atenolol also reduces the force of heart muscle contraction and lowers blood pressure. By reducing the heart rate and the force of muscle contraction, Atenolol reduces heart muscle oxygen demand. Since angina occurs when oxygen demand of the heart exceeds supply, Atenolol is helpful in treating angina but increases the chance of impotence.
Nitric oxide and impotence
One of the main physiological causes of impotence, is the inability of the blood vessels in the penis to dilate enough to allow blood flow and engorgement. The most important chemical involved in this process is nitric oxide. The relationship between nitric oxide and impotence has been studied and it has been found that arginine, an amino acid, can help make more nitric oxide. But the doses required are high and the effects may not last for long. Nitric oxide and impotence are related, from a chemical point of view, but there are other more prominent factors that lead to erectile dysfunction problems.
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