Erectile dysfunction is a common problem among older men, especially those with other chronic illnesses such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. Long thought to be due to psychologic causes, active research in the past 15 years has revealed that most cases are probably due to organic ...
In the past, doctors tended to blame erectile dysfunction on psychological problems or, with older men, on the aging process. Medical opinion has changed. While it takes longer to get aroused as you age, regular erectile dysfunction deserves medical attention. Also, the problem isn't usually ps...
In the past, doctors tended to blame erectile dysfunction on psychological problems or, with older men, on the aging process. Medical opinion has changed. While it takes longer to get aroused as you age, regular erectile dysfunction deserves medical attention. Also, the problem isn't usually ps...
Erectile dysfunction (ED) in the older adult male is a significant problem affecting more than 75% of men over 70 years of age in the United States. Older men have an increased likelihood of developing ED due to chronic disease, comorbid conditions, and age-related changes. Research has demo...
In older men, erectile dysfunction usually has a physical cause, such as disease, injury, or side effects of drugs, so any disorder that causes injury to the nerves or impairs blood flow in the penis has the potential to cause ED. However, ED is treatable at any age, and awareness of ...
In this study, only 18 of a total of 4,100 men were over 70 years old. The same can be learnt from the Massachusetts Male Ageing Study (MMAS) [2] of 1994, which is at present the most reliable one to be referred to later on: No man is older than 70. This may have initiated ...
Rather, because older men are more likely to have medical conditions that affect the blood vessels, they are also more likely to have ED. Many older couples engage in satisfying sexual activity without erections or intercourse and may choose not to seek treatment. Nevertheless, treatment of ED ...
The treatment of erectile dysfunction has progressed tremendously over the past decades but has been symptom oriented. Sexual problems of the elderly require a more comprehensive approach recognizing that it is, in all likelihood, an expression of multip
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects nearly two-thirds of men age 50 and older and is an increasingly common presentation in the primary care setting. A thorough evaluation for ED involves a complete medical history, including a review of medical risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovasc...
A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a higher frequency of RLS sympt