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Inability to sustain an erection

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Inability to sustain an erection, a type of impotence, is a clinical finding in which a male cannot maintain an erect penis despite wanting to and having achieved an erection at first.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Pelvis

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Depression
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Depression (adult)
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Depression (child and adolescent)
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Erectile dysfunction
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A 43-year old asked:

I just began a new relationship but discovered inability to sustain an erection. Wassup?

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Why don't men want to go to doctors? My husband has inability to sustain an erection, and I feel I have to drag him in to be seen. What will happen to him without treatment?

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How to sustain longer erection?

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How can I sustain a erection better?

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Why is it that I have a problem sustaining an erection during intercourse?

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A 39-year old male asked:

After being incarcerated for a year I am having trouble sustaining an erection. I masturbated regularly in there quickly never getting hard?

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How to figure out why can't my boyfriend sustain an erection?

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A 29-year old male asked:

How to sustain erection for more than 15 minutes any side effects free products available?

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A 34-year old asked:

I am in new relationship but I suddenly have trouble sustaining an erection. This never happended before?

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A 34-year old asked:

What could prevent a man from being able to sustain an erection?

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A 40-year old asked:

Is it true that you are more likely to get and sustain an erection with a smaller penis?

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A 32-year old male asked:

What are the list oh high blood presurre medicines that improve erection or sustain erection?

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A 32-year old asked:

What do you suggest if i'm 20 years old, diabetic and for the last two weeks i can't sustain an erection help!?

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A 23-year old asked:

I can't seem to sustain an erection while having sex and im 23?

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A 27-year old male asked:

How many minutes of a sustained erection rules out venous leak in your mind? 10 or 15 or 20?

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A 27-year old male asked:

What amount of minutes of having a good sustained erection rules out leak in your mind. And would a leak affect every erection?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Having difficulty sustaining an erection for intercourse. What can he do? Blood tests are normal. He has nocturnal emmisions. Circumcised 4 years ago

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A 37-year old asked:

How can I get my penis to sustain an erection for longer periods of time?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Can gas or constipation effect a mans ability to get a erection or sustain a erection?

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A 30-year old asked:

I have not had sexual intercourse for 2 years and am unable to sustain an erection. What should I do?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Vasculogenic leak in penis because of thrauma, confirmed. Cannot get or sustain an erection. Im 25 yo. Is there a surgery option? Please :(

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A 39-year old male asked:

While my urine flow has been weak with drippage for some time now, I am more concerned with the fact that I can't sustain an erection. Can climax soft?

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A 37-year old asked:

I bent my penis hard. I think I may have. but I can still sustain an erection without that much pain. is a fracture likely?

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A 48-year old asked:

What to do if i almost bent my penis hard. I think i may have. But i can still sustain an erection without that much pain. Is a fracture likely?

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A 43-year old asked:

Partner can only sustain erection for 1 minute at a time before going completely limp (with no ejaculation ever). He needs 1-2 hours of foreplay before getting hard for only 1 minute and deflating. Is this erectile dysfunction or delayed ejaculation?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Was prescribed Paroxetine Unicorn 20 a month ago, since then, I have trouble sleeping and also have sexual performance issues, cant really sustain an erection and have trouble orgasming. Should I speak to the doctor that prescribed me the medicine?

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Is 20mg of propranolol likely to cause sexual dysfunction (Inability to achieve an erection)?

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A 46-year old male asked:

Taking sildinafel for occasional performance anxiety. Was working amazing! I started taking strattera I noticed problems. Shrinkage, inability to get an erection. Stopped taking strattera, then took sildinafel weak erections now all the time?

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Been off 50mg of Zoloft for 2 mos now, was on it for 6 and I still have no libido and have an inability to get an erection... how long can this last?

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A 20-year old male asked:

As of recently I have absolutely no sex drive and the inability to even attain and erection. I am constantly feeling tired and have no appetite too?

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