IMPOTENCE: CHECKING BLOOD FLOW
Think of the arteries which carry blood into the penis as expressways. Two of these arteries are the most crucial to erection—they supply the corpora cavernosa, which must fill up with blood in order for a man to become erect. A traffic jam in this finely tuned system—even a minor one—can prevent a man from getting an erection, or make it impossible to maintain one.
Unfortunately, nature did not design a man’s body to give a clear signal—like a rash or a high fever—when such a tie-up occurs. The signs are much more subtle, and sometimes quite difficult to decipher. One way to know if there’s a blockage in the arteries supplying the penis is to check the blood pressure in the penis. Low penile blood pressure means the arteries aren’t doing their job.
Taking the blood pressure in your penis is a painless test, much like the one done to measure pressure in your arm. The equipment used is different, however. The cuff wrapped around the penis is smaller and a special stethoscope is used to allow the doctor to hear the pulse in the very tiny blood vessels in the penis. Usually the doctor will listen to your penile arteries in different places to get an accurate reading.
Your top number penile blood pressure should be at least 70 percent of the top number of your normal, measured-in-the-arm blood pressure. Let’s suppose your regular blood pressure is a normal 120/80. Your penile blood pressure should be at least 70 percent of 120, or 84.
If your pressure is lower than this measurement, it means that not enough blood can get into the penis to produce a good erection. Higher than 70 percent is a good sign that your arterial expressways may be carrying the right amount of traffic.
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