Kidney Disease: A Physiological Factor Of Erectile Dysfunction
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Any specific disorder or serious medical condition affecting the kidneys on account of damage to the kidney cells is termed as kidney disease. A whole array of diseases can occur to the kidneys and some of them are kidney cancer, acute kidney failure, kidney infection, chronic kidney or renal failure, acute nephritic syndrome, kidney damage et al.

Kidney Disease and Erectile Dysfunction 

With research-based facts pointing out that patients suffering from chronic renal failure fall prey to some disastrous side-effects such as erectile dysfunction, the association between kidney disease and erectile dysfunction stands exposed. Studies conducted to evaluate the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in chronic renal failure(CRF) afflicted men have discovered that almost 50% men suffering from CRF have fallen prey to erectile dysfunction. Besides, kidney diseases other than chronic renal failure can also lead to erectile dysfunction in men.

What Role Do Kidney Diseases Play In Facilitating Erectile Dysfunction? 

• Kidney disease falls in the category of physiological factors responsible for erectile dysfunction. Alongside kidney disease or renal disease, neurological diseases, diabetes, vascular diseases, surgery and hormonal imbalance et al are seen to generally cause impotency in men.
• In relation to kidney diseases and erectile dysfunction, it has been discovered that diseases affecting the kidney accelerate chemically occurred changes in the body. These changes are found to inflict certain amount of impact on the production of testosterone, energy level and blood circulation in the body which can further cause erectile dysfunction.
• Kidney disease such as end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is found to trigger off impotency in men to a significant extent. The kidney failure resulted in end-stage renal disease leads to a disastrous toxic situation which is generally known as uraemia. Uraemia along with illness, stress and lower nutrient intake by the body can lead to decreased production of testosterone, the primary male sex hormone in the body and an increase in the production of prolactin in the body. And therefore, the excessive production of prolactin, also known as Hyperprolactinaemia accelerates the occurrence of impotence in men.
• Some drugs recommended to treat kidney diseases also occasionally result in male erectile dysfunction.

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