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| Erectile Dysfunction, E.D., is characterized by the regular or repeated inability to obtain or maintain an erection. There are several ways that erectile dysfunction is analyzed: Obtaining full erections at some times, such as when asleep
(when the mind and psychological issues if any are less present),
tends to suggest the physical structures are functionally working.
However the opposite case, a lack of nocturnal erections, does
not imply the opposite, since a significant proportion of sexually
functional men do not routinely get nocturnal erections.
Obtaining erections which are either not rigid or full (lazy erection),
or are lost more rapidly than would be expected (often before or during
penetration), can be a sign of a failure of the mechanism which keeps
blood held in the penis, and may signify an underlying clinical condition,
often cardiovascular in origin.
Other factors leading to erectile dysfunction are diabetes mellitus
(causing neuropathy) or hypogonadism (decreased testosterone levels
due to disease affecting the testicles or the pituitary gland). Erection
problems are very common. The Sexual Dysfunction Association
estimates that 1 in 10 men in the US have recurring problems with
their erections at some point in their life.
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