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Definition |
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Erectile dysfunction is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm
enough for sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction, or ED, can be a total
inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency
to sustain only brief erections. These variations make defining ED and
estimating its incidence difficult.
In older men, ED usually has a physical cause, such as disease, injury, or side
effects of drugs. Any disorder that causes injury to the nerves or impairs blood
flow in the penis has the potential to cause ED.
Incidence increases with age: About 50 percent of 40-year-old men and between 70
and 85 percent of 65-year-old men experience ED. But it is not an inevitable
part of aging.
ED is treatable at any age, and awareness of this fact has been growing. More
men have been seeking help and returning to normal sexual activity because of
improved, successful treatments for ED.
Formerly called impotence, erectile dysfunction was once a taboo subject. It was
considered a psychological issue or a natural consequence of growing older.
These attitudes have changed in recent years. It's now known that erectile
dysfunction is more often caused by physical problems than by psychological
ones, and that many men have normal erections into their 80s.
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