sexual health and wellness is defined as a state of physical emotional mental social and spiritual dimensions in relation to sexuality sexual intimacy has always been stigmatised and people are not willing to talk about their sexuality openly in the current scenario pandemic has not only affected the mental health but has also aggravated sexual health problems amongst the individuals one of the primary reason is increasing stress due to factors such as jobs work life balance financial challenges and lack of socialization and relationship conflicts among others stress directly affects our hormones and mood and takes away a persons libido thereby affecting the quality time of the couple it can also cause an individual to indulge into smoking or alcohol consumption which in turn can adversely affect sexual performance these can lead to problems such as premature ejaculation erectile dysfunction reduced libido and male fertility a man should be strong physically mentally and spiritually a balanced sexual life allows an individual to have healthy relationships planned pregnancies and disease and prevention hence it is essential to be well informed about all aspects of sexual health and what it takes to have a fulfilling sexual life according to a 2017 study by the department of urology tulane university school of medicine new orleans 20 of men across all age groups battle ed in india and 30 of them are younger than 40 most of the times it is experienced due to an underlying cause that can be treated but no cure is possible until men accept the problem and stop shying away from asking for helpwhat is erectile dysfunctionerectile dysfunction ed also known as impotence is a condition in which a man experiences difficulty in getting or maintaining an erection during sexual performance it is one of the most common health condition affecting middleaged older men and now even the younger generation most men are not aware about the emerging concepts and potential therapies for ed management because of which the health condition remains untreated for years in order to get cured of ed the first and foremost step is to come out in open and talk about the condition with your doctor as they can prescribe the right treatment ranging from lifestyle changes to medication to surgerywhat can trigger edmedical conditions such as hypertension diabetes mellitus cardiovascular disease cvd and psychological conditions such as depression and anxiety contribute to sexual dysfunction in men cvd and hypertension cause narrowing and hardening of the arteries leading to reduced blood flow to the corporal bodies which is essential for achieving an erection diabetes is a common etiology of sexual dysfunction because it can affect both the blood vessels and the nerves that supply blood to the penis poor lifestyle habits like obesity smoking drinking alcohol is associated with the development of edreasons and causes for edthere is not enough blood flows into the penis many health issues can reduce blood flow into the penis such as hardened arteries heart disease high blood