Psychological
- Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence) - Lifestyle or Psychological Causes
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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...
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