Inability to sustain an erection
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
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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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A 39-year old asked:
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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A 31-year old male asked about a 31-year old male:
How to sustain longer erection?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can I sustain a erection better?
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A 49-year old asked:
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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A 47-year old asked:
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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A 33-year old male asked:
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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A male asked:
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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