I and my roomy Mark had been living together for years. Mark was my very close friend from the school days. We used to enjoy and party every weekend. Mark was addicted to smoking; he used to have at least 10-15 cigarettes a day.



Once, while we were having drinks, he told me that he was having problems in erection from the last one month. The news came as a shock to me, despite his several efforts mark couldn't achieve an erection. I can see the embarrassment on Mark's face while he kept on telling me about the problem.

We decided to consult a doctor; the doctor listened to Mark carefully and told him strictly to quit smoking. Then he sent Mark for a few diagnostic tests. On seeing the test reports, he told Mark that he was suffering from a very common problem in men called . He explained that it was a condition in which men found it difficult to get and maintain an erection for satisfactory sexual intercourse He immediately prescribed , a drug needs to be taken 30 minutes prior to sexual activity for a satisfying erection.

The doctor further explained Mark how smoking leads to Impotence.

When a man is sexually aroused, his body temperature starts to rise. This allows the blood to get into every part of his body, especially to the penis. As the penis continues to gather more and more blood, he attains an erection. If the blood flow to the penis is lessened, this will make it hard for him to maintain his erection.

According to doctor's smoking lessens the blood flow into a man's penis by blocking key arteries. Not only does smoking lessen the blood flow, it also restricts it. This restriction of blood flow is caused by nicotine, a chemical found in cigarettes, and is said to be the reason why one gets addicted to it.

Once the brain becomes stimulated by the nicotine, blood flow to the penis becomes restricted and the valve mechanism that stores blood in the penis becomes impaired. The other effects of smoking in the penis includes reduced amount of ejaculation, lowered sperm count, abnormal sperm shape, and impaired sperm mobility.