Compare and contrast infertility and erectile dysfunction. what are the possible causes and treatments of each?

Infertility is the incapacity to conceive an offspring while erectile dysfunction is the incapacity to get aroused so as to engage in sexual intercourse (mostly in men).

Erectile dysfunction could be caused by stress, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Therefore treating it requires maintaining a healthy lifestyle of nutrition and exercise.

Infertility can be caused by disorders of reproductive organs such as endometriosis and occlusion in the tubes. This can be treated by assisted reproduction (IVF), corrective surgery and education.

when you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. this increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand. the intercostal muscles between your ribs also enlarge the chest cavity. they contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.