There are different definitions of erectile dysfunction. But the most simple and common definition of erectile dysfunction or impotence is the repeated inability to get erection for a sexual intercourse. The word impotence is used to broaden the meaning of ED. The ED is not only about failing to get hard erection. It can be other symptoms as well. The problems which interfere with a hard erection and create problem in intercourse or lovemaking, are put together under ED.
The common symptoms of erectile dysfunction are - inability to attain or maintain right kind of hardness, premature ejaculation, improper erection, less sensation in the penile area and half erection. Usually old age is often cited the main age when a person suffers from ED. But many people who are quite young sometimes suffer from ED and wish to know what the right age of getting ED is.
Getting older never means you will experience impotence though with age sexual responses become weak and less intense. For instance one may take longer time to get erection. Though these are symptoms of ED, but getting natural erection is never an erectile dysfunction. As long as you get erection whether fast or late, there is no need to worry about. But with age specially 60+ most men complain of having problem in erection and that they suffer from ED. The percentage of ED in older men is higher and that’s why there is a wrong conception that erectile dysfunction occurs only at old age.
A recent research on ED has shown that people as young as 25 can also suffer from this depressive and frustrating ailment. Though nearly 90% of the people suffering from this disorder are more than 50+, but the rest 10% have various age groups. So it is not exact as what is the potential age to get ED.
ED in men younger than 45 are due to various factors and age is not responsible for them. Their sedentary life style, too much smoking, large amount of alcohol intake, less physical activity, and increase of weight can also be the prime causes of erectile dysfunction. In few cases medicines and some medical conditions like diabetes have also been responsible for ED. Getting ED at younger age is not very common until some factors overpower the body mechanism of sexual activity. Less than 2% of people suffer from ED under age bracket of 40%. And they also show quick recovery than older age group!
Effective Treatment for ED: Viagra which has been one of the most selective drugs for erectile dysfunction have brought back the smile to millions of people. It has saved so many lives from depression, mental ill health and other problems with ED. The main component of Viagra is Sildenafil Citrate. The drug Sildenafil Citrate present in Viagra excites the enzymes hosphodiesterase5 in your body. It then involves in the release of nitric oxide in the corpora cavernosa of the penis. The nitric oxide binds with the receptors of enzyme guanylate cyclase which results in increased levels blood flow to penis (corpora cavernosa) and cause erection.
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