Penile erection is a vascular event dependent on adequate arterial inflow and venous occlusion. Endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and impaired nitric oxide signaling compromise erectile capacity and often reflect systemic vascular disease.
Erectile dysfunction frequently precedes overt cardiovascular symptoms, serving as an early marker of vascular pathology. As such, sexual dysfunction should prompt comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment.
Andrology bridges sexual medicine and erotic preventive cardiology by recognizing erectile symptoms as indicators of systemic health and initiating early intervention.
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