Information On E.D.

Many young men are going in for a lift

A first-ever survey suggests that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common problem in adolescent males. In a Chicago survey of 302 men between 18 to 25 years of age, 13% reported ED and 25% reported ED while putting on a condom. Among the same group, 6% reported using Sildenafil (Viagra) or some other ED medication, most often in conjunction with recreational drugs.

"ED in this survey was self-reported, so it is almost certainly underreported," said lead author Najah Musacchio, MD, of Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, at the PAS Annual Meeting today. "ED is more common in young men than previously reported and so is ED medication use. We should be concerned that a substantial number of men are using these products in conjunction with recreational drugs."

Contemporary Pediatrics Dateline — �Many young men are going in for a lift" 4/30/2006

Erectile Dysfunction

The term "erectile dysfunction" can mean the inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or the ability to achieve only brief erections.

According to the National Institutes of Health in 2002, an estimated 15 million to 30 million men in the United States experience chronic erectile dysfunction.

Erectile Dysfunction – Sexual Health Channel, 9/21/2006

What is Male Erectile Dysfunction or Impotence – His and her Health

This problem affects at least 30 percent of all adult males and 50 percent of all males over 40 years of age. Some 85 percent of the causes for Male Erectile Dysfunction (MED) are physical and are organic and due to an actual physical problem, disease entity, or complication of another illness. In general, 40 percent of all 40-year-olds, 50 percent of all 50-year-olds, and 60percent of all 60-year-olds have some form of MED although in general only 15 percent are of the severe form, that is to say inability to totally obtain any erections whatsoever.

Of the thirty million American men with chronic impotence not all need significant and expensive diagnostic evaluations. Patients with an obvious cause for their sexual dysfunction or patients over 60 years of age probably need a minimal amount of diagnostic testing.

Murdock, M. I: "What is Male Erectile Dysfunction or Impotence — His and her Health", 9/21/2006