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Any time a male cannot get or keep an erection long enough for sexual intercourse.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Male genital disorders • Male urogenital diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Baby
0-2
Very rare
Preteen
6-13
Very rare
Teenager
14-18
Very rare
Young adult
19-40
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Self-diagnosable

Body locations

Pelvis

Symptoms

Premature ejaculation
Low self esteem
Inability to sustain an erection
Inability to attain an erection
Loss of sex drive
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Erectile dysfunction
Sildenafil
4.1
90 reviews
Cialis
4.0
65 reviews
Tadalafil
3.8
67 reviews
Vardenafil
3.7
64 reviews
Alprostadil
3.6
69 reviews
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Medical devices

Penile implant
Penile plethysmograph

Other treatments

Sex therapy
Exercise or physical activity
Psychotherapy
Healthy diet

Tests

Prolactin
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Prostate specific antigen
Free and total testosterone
Hemoglobin a1c
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Risk factors

Personal

Stress
Taking corticosteroid medication
Cigarette smoking

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