Optimizing Sexual Health, Intimacy, and Physical Function

Malik says erectile dysfunction linked to vascular disease can appear before chest pain or other heart-disease signs because penile arteries are narrower than the arteries supplying the heart.

Both men and women possess a pelvic floor that influences orgasm intensity, bladder function, and erection quality, which can be strengthened through targeted exercises or affected by chronic sitting.

Because the clitoris is structurally similar to the penis and extends deep into the pelvis, most women require direct clitoral stimulation to climax rather than vaginal penetration alone.