European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Impotence physical causes Are More often the culprit by Jane e. Broom new York times equal impotence is becoming increasingly common As More men live to reach Ages and develop ailments Hal one Way or another interfere with heir ability to achieve or maintain an erection since this ability depends on a Complex interplay cd both menial and physical actors there Are Many ways in which in can be disrupted. Less than a decade ago More than 90 percent of impotence cases were blamed on emotional inhibitions like anger towards one s partner or psychological problems Roo cd in childhood. But doctors now have a Belle understanding of such ill Pencos on Potency As hormonal imbalance impairments caused by illness and surgery and the Side effects of recreational and medicinal drugs. And experts say thai More than half and perhaps As Many As three fourths of impotency cases have a physical basis fortunately in the majority of cases in is possible to Rosmore a Man s Potency. Some Limos one s regular physician can easily Belermino Iho cause of the problem and prescribe treatment. But Many cases require the expertise of a urologist who specializes in Potency perhaps in consultation Wilh an  hormone specialist and a psychological or sexual therapist. Impotence As defined by masters and Johnson and generally accepted by sex therapists is the inability to achieve and maintain an erection Long enough to Complete sexual Intercourse in at least 25 percent of attempts. Virtually All men experience occasional episodes of erectile failure but Only one in eight would be considered impotent. To appreciate the Many ways in which sexual Potency can go awry in helps to know something about the physiology of an erection simply put an erection is the sustained engorgement of the Ponis with blood although details of whal gels and keeps the blood under pressure in the Penis arc not known. The Genera mechanics of Potency Aie now dear most erections Start with excitation of specific brain centers triggered by erotic mental images or a variety of sensory stimuli sights smells sounds or Louches nerve messages irom the brain Are transferred to the nerves of the spinal coid. Which in Lurn Send the message to nerves that directly affect the Penis. Other erections bypass the brain and occur through Iho spinal nerves Alono As a reflex response to direct physical stimulation of the genitals or indirect stimulation torn the rectum bladder i other visceral organs. Once the nerve message is received. The muscle and vascular systems come