What proportion of ED is attributed to stress and anxiety?

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Can stress and anxiety cause ED?

14 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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This content was created by Anne Truong MD. This content was uploaded by Anne Truong MD. This is a YouTube video titled "Can stress and anxiety cause ED?" created on February 14, 2023, discussing the impact of stress and anxiety on erectile dysfunction, explaining the physiological effects of stress hormones on blood flow and the nervous system.

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Can stress and anxiety cause ED? Yes, it can. Stress and anxiety can cause ED, and in fact, it accounts for about 10% of ED. The reason why is because stress and anxiety increases your cortisol level, which then increases your adrenaline and your norepinephrine, which then causes constriction in your blood flow. And when you don't have enough blood flow, it. And when you're stressed, you're stimulating the sympathetic nervous system, which is your fight or flight nervous system. You're not going to be able to be relaxed. The penis muscle is not relaxed, you're not able to generate, and therefore you're not going to be able to get an erection.