The erection problems increase with the age. The people with the age between 40 and 70 years have these problems. There is moderate erection in 15 out of 100 people with the age 40 years which increases twice in the 70s that is 30 out of 100. The 5 out of 100 men can have severe erection problems in their 40s which becomes 15 out of 100 in the 70s. The risks of erection problems increases due to physical or psychological problems.
Diabetes, high bloos pressure, blodd vessesl diseases, high cholesterol and low HDL are some of the diseases which can affect blood vessels. The nerves arew affected by the diseases like diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, surgery of prostate, rectum, bladder, and urethra and it can be difficult to achieve or maintain erection. Thyroid problems and low levels of hormones can also affect the erection for normal development and function of the sex organs.
The erection problems can be due to injuries to the penis or pelvic region, spinal cord injury, pelvic surgery and radiation in the pelvic area. There can be increased risks of erection problems with some medications like drug abuse, tobacco use, high blood pressure or depression medications. Depression, anxiety, stress and relationship problems and major life change are some of the psychological factors contributing to the erection problems. There can be affect on the sexual performance with the pain after operatrion of vasectomy.
There is very large number of people having erection problems who are unable to have to erection for sexual intercourse. The men can have this problem at any age and these problems increases with the age. The erection problems are common in men between 40 and 70 years of age. About 15 percent of men have moderate erection problems in the 40s and 30 percent men have erection problems in the 70s. There can be severe erection problems in 5 percent of men in their 40s and 15 percent in their 70s.
You should call your doctor if there is erection for more than three hours. If there is chest pain by taking phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors like vardenafil, tadalafil and sildenafil then you should tell your doctor. You should not take nitroglycerin if you have chest pain and taken viagra, Levitra on the past 24 hours.
If there is erection due to injury to the back, legs, penis, groin, testicles, or loss of pubic hair and breast enlargement then you should call health professional.
You should have a regualr checkup within 1 or 2weeks if there are erection problems more than 25% of the time. If there is persistent backage, start of new medicine, self image is affecting then you should also contact your doctor. There is no need to call your doctor if erection problem is occasional.
There can be temporarily problems with single episode erection therefore you should adopt a watchful waiting but never assume that it will happen again. You should talk to your doctor about the problems if you are concerned about it. You should see health professional if your self medication is not not working and you have inability to get erection.
You might not feel comfortable talking about the sexuality and erection problems with your health professional. You should feel comforable in talking your doctor about the erection problems. The erection problems can be evaluated by the family medicine doctor, physican assitant, nurse practitioner, internist and urologist. You may contact psychatrist, psychologist or social woker and counselor if erection problems are due to psychologicla factors.