You have a weakness, a singular temptation that you cannot resist: you love the weight of a cigarette, the curls of smoke and carbon. It’s a pleasure you can’t deny, learned from years of the futile attempts to quit, the days that agonized. You favor nicotine above all other obsessions. It’s your happy relief for the hours that are too long and the obligations that are too tedious. It calms you. It soothes you. It’s a reward you won’t refuse… until you discover it is the cause for your sudden impotence.

The health worries of tobacco are numerous – worries of cancer, lung disease, impaired breathing and Cardiovascular disorders are frequently offered as warnings. There can be no claim of naiveté when concerning smoking. It is an action known to be problematic and all should understand its risk.

But too often is impotence not believed to be one of those risks. It is instead thought to be a simple effect of stress, the too frantic lifestyles. This is incorrect. Erectile dysfunction instead can be spawned by high levels of smoke within the veins. This occurs due to tobacco’s tendency to cause Atherosclerosis – defined simply, this disorder is the impediment of arteries due to foreign substances building up along the  walls. Typically these substances are cholesterol, but nicotine can instead be the greater complication.

When an individual smokes, he creates an effect of narrowing the arteries. They become constricted, unable to support the necessary blood flow to various parts of the body – including the penis. This leads to an erection becoming nearly impossible to maintain. The process is stalled by decreased flow. And, to compound the problem, even sperm counts drop considerably with the inclusion of tobacco within the body. It often becomes immobile and unable to ensure pregnancy.

Smoking is a habit of choice. Impotence is a consequence earned through mistakes. This must be recognized and understood.