Sometimes, after a long day of work, all a man wants to do is plop down on the couch, fire up the old video game system, and blow a couple hours mowing down virtual bad guys. Video games have become a pervasive part of our society, and most men tend to have at least one gaming system in their home. And while occasional gaming certainly isn’t anything to worry about, the same cannot be said for marathon gaming sessions.
For some men, gaming is an obsession, meant to be enjoyed solely in 8-10 blocks. These men sit unmoving for hours, tapping away at the buttons, hardly finding the will to focus on anything that isn’t completing another quest or going up another rank. For these men, gaming can lead to health complications, including erectile dysfunction.
The erection is dependent upon a number of factors to work properly, and be removing just one of these factors, the erection can struggle. One of the most important aspects of the erection is healthy blood flow, as the erection requires plenty of blood to function properly. By constantly remaining stationary, and compounding this sedentary lifestyle with poor dietary choices, the vessels that lead from the heart to other parts of the body can become clogged, leading to blood flow slowing to a crawl.
When vessels begin to clog as a result of not staying active and eating poorly, it is typically the smallest blood vessels in the body that are affected first, which includes the vital vessels tasked with supplying blood to the penis for erections. With blood flow slowed in these vessels, the penis cannot get the requisite blood for an erection, leading to missed erections, which snowballs into full-blown erectile dysfunction.
So yes, gaming can in fact lead to erectile dysfunction. But that’s not to say that you should cut video games out of your life entirely. Just make sure to mix gaming with exercise and outdoor time, and make sure to avoid fatty foods. If you make sure you’re making positive life choices while gaming, your erection will have nothing to fear.