• Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) - Lifestyle or Psychological Causes
• Highlights
• Introduction
• Causes
• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Oral Medications (PDE5 Inhibitors)

Risk Factors

More than 18 million American men over age 20 have erectile dysfunction, and about 600,000 men age 40 - 70 experience erectile dysfunction to some degree each year.

Age

For most men, erectile dysfunction is primarily associated with older age. While ED affects less than 10% of men in their 20s, and 5 - 17% of men in their 40s, about 15 - 34% of men in their 70s have ED.

Nevertheless, ED is not inevitable with age. In a survey of men over 60 years old, 61% reported being sexually...