What causes an erection?
Premature ejaculation. This is the inability to keep an erection long enough for mutual pleasure due to climaxing too soon. Performance anxiety. This is most often caused by stress. Depression. Being depressed can affect your ability to get an erection. Some antidepressants cause erection problems, too. Organic impotence. This involves the arteries or veins in the penis. It is the most common cause of ed, especially in older men. It can be related to hardening of the arteries throughout
Inability to get an erection
premature ejaculation. This is the inability to keep an erection long enough for mutual pleasure. Depression. Being depressed can affect your ability to get an erection. Some anti-depressants cause erection problems, too. Organic impotence. This involves the arteries or veins in the penis. It is the most common cause of ed, especially in older men. It can be related to hardening of the arteries throughout the body. Injury or a venous leak in the penis may also cause ed. Diabetes. Ed is common in men with diabetes. It causes early and severe hardening of the arteries. Problems with the nerves controlling erections are also often seen in men with diabetes.