Is there a link between hypertension and erections? What is hypertension can also cause infertility? The following explanation Androlog Winarso Hudi, dr Soetomo Hospital

The incidence of hypertension in a relatively large community. These conditions (high blood pressure) and the type of drugs consumed may also affect one’s sexual potency.

High blood pressure (hypertension) can damage the blood vessel walls in, called endothelial. In fact, it produces substances endothelial nitric oxide (NO) that serves to open blood vessels (vasodilatation).

If damaged by hypertension, including endothelial vessels that drain the blood into the penis, blood flow to the organ was not optimal. Impact, not maximum erection.

High blood pressure medication of certain types, including beta-blocker groups, suspected to affect the less well to a man’s erectile function. Therefore, there is no harm in people with hypertension who experience erectile problems doctors prescribe requested that does not interfere with erectile function.

Patients with hypertension also need to consider the risk of other problems because of sex. Because sexual activity engaged in physical and psychological factors, as well as the potential function of increasing exercise blood pressure.

Well, if the blood pressure of about 200 mmHg, increased blood pressure as risk sexual activity raises other problems, such as stroke.

Fatal cases usually occur when couples have sex far apart in age, too young, or not the couple remain. Coronary heart problems experiencing acute attacks can also be a trigger.

There is no direct influence between the hypertension and aspects of sperm quality. Sperm quality seed production quality is determined testis. Testes large and have good elasticity generally comparable to good sperm quality too.

So far, there are two factors known to most potentially interfere with sperm quality. Namely, Varicocele and infection of the reproductive organs. Varicocele can be reduced by avoiding abdominal obesity, exercise with jumping movement, and movement for increasing the pressure causes the abdomen. Infection of reproductive organs can be avoided by safe sex, sexual abstinence before marriage, use condoms, and only have sex with the couple remain healthy.