Mental & Emotional Health Articles

Includes stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship strain, confidence, and the mind-body connection to ED.

The Truth About Supplements for ED
The Truth About Supplements for ED
What actually helps, what’s overhyped, and what doctors want you to know first.
When Lack of Sleep Starts Showing Up in the Bedroom
When Lack of Sleep Starts Showing Up in the Bedroom
Erections don’t just depend on what happens during sex—they depend on what happens overnight.
Stress, Cortisol, and Why Your Body Won’t “Shut Off” at Night
Stress, Cortisol, and Why Your Body Won’t “Shut Off” at Night
How chronic stress disrupts sleep, arousal, and recovery.
Recovery Isn’t Optional: Why Rest Matters for Sexual Performance
Recovery Isn’t Optional: Why Rest Matters for Sexual Performance
Why rest, not effort, often determines consistency and confidence.
Anxiety, Performance Pressure, and the ED Loop
Anxiety, Performance Pressure, and the ED Loop
When worry replaces arousal, erections become harder to predict—and easier to lose.
PTSD, Trauma, and Sexual Response
PTSD, Trauma, and Sexual Response
When the nervous system stays on alert, intimacy can feel harder than it should.
Why Avoiding Sex Can Make ED Feel Worse
Why Avoiding Sex Can Make ED Feel Worse
Avoidance feels protective in the moment, but over time it often increases anxiety and makes erections less reliable.
Testosterone Boosters: What Actually Raises T (And What Doesn’t)
Testosterone Boosters: What Actually Raises T (And What Doesn’t)
If you’re worried about low testosterone, here’s what helps, what’s overstated, and where ED fits in.
How Common Medications Affect Erections
How Common Medications Affect Erections
If you’ve noticed fluctuations in your erections after a new prescription, you’re not imagining it.
Hair Loss Medications Can Affect Sexual Function
Hair Loss Medications Can Affect Sexual Function
Treatments for receding hairlines and male pattern baldness could cause problems in the bedroom.
How Erections Work: The Importance of Nerve Function
How Erections Work: The Importance of Nerve Function
How the nervous system helps you get an erection, and what can disrupt it
What doctors wish men asked about ED earlier
What doctors wish men asked about ED earlier
10 questions men often miss when talking to their doctor about ED.
Please Stop Believing These Inaccuracies About the Causes of ED
Please Stop Believing These Inaccuracies About the Causes of ED
Heart health has a lot more bearing on erectile function than your choice of boxers or briefs.
Tobacco Use, Vaping, and Erectile Dysfunction: What Men Should Know
Tobacco Use, Vaping, and Erectile Dysfunction: What Men Should Know
Tobacco can cause negative impacts on many aspects of your health—even erectile dysfunction.
Why Erectile Dysfunction Often Has Less to Do With the Penis Than You Think
Why Erectile Dysfunction Often Has Less to Do With the Penis Than You Think
Diminished sexual function can be an indicator of other underlying health issues.
What Conditions Impact Blood Circulation and Erectile Dysfunction?
What Conditions Impact Blood Circulation and Erectile Dysfunction?
Diabetes and high blood pressure can affect erections long before they cause other symptoms.

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