Can hypertension cause arteriosclerosis of penis?

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Hypertension, in our medical circle, is called the silent killer, that is to say, it "kills without blinking an eye", which is a very harmful disease to health. Due to the great harm of hypertension to human beings, mild can affect the quality of life and work of patients, severe can lead to serious complications, even death. So people say, "high blood pressure is stronger than tigers." Can hypertension cause arteriosclerosis of penis? Let's talk about it

Can hypertension cause arteriosclerosis of penis?

The sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system of patients with hypertension are unbalanced for a long time. Sympathetic nerve activity is often dominant, excessive arterial vasoconstriction, resulting in increased blood pressure. Due to sympathetic nerve excitation, penile cavernous artery contraction, penile blood perfusion insufficiency, resulting in erectile dysfunction.

Long term hypertension can damage the arterial system, leading to atherosclerosis. The structure of corpus cavernosum is similar to that of arteries. Hypertension can cause the decrease of elasticity of smooth muscle of corpus cavernosum and the degeneration of tunica albuginea. Therefore, the control ability of corpus cavernosum is impaired during erection, which affects the congestion of corpus cavernosum during erection.

Almost all antihypertensive drugs have more or less influence on erectile function of penis. Because after the blood pressure drops, the perfusion pressure of the penis will also drop when erecting, and lead to insufficient pressure in the cavernous body, the erection will not be hard. Some drugs for the treatment of hypertension can affect neuroendocrine function and sexual function. For example, spironolactone not only has diuretic effect, but also has anti androgen effect and can lead to erectile dysfunction; Thiazides can also cause erectile dysfunction.

matters needing attention

Exercise should master a quantity, so moderate exercise three, five, seven. That is to say, walk three kilometers a day, more than five times a week, and exercise to a moderate amount. The concept of moderate amount is that heart rate plus age equals 170. For example, if I am 50 years old, I have to exercise until my heart beats reach 120 times, which is good for my health.