Conditions
Erectile Dysfunction
As any glance at your email spam filter will tell you, erectile dysfunction is big business (as is money laundering for deposed Nigerian Princes). A common complaint that will affect many men in their lives, it can be just a one-off occurrence, but for some the problem is long-term. Although you may have a normal sex drive, sufferers fail to achieve or maintain an erection of the penis to enable sex to take place. This can be embarrassing for both you and your partner, leading to plaintive mutterings of ‘but I really do want to do it’. Stress, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking and other conditions such as Peyronie’s disease or a tight foreskin may all be contributing causes, but treatments are available – not through your email inbox – but instead through your GP.
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hi,recently my testacles seem to be "shrinking"i,ve never had a large penis but ,when i,m in the shower everything is fine but when i dry myself and get dressed its like my testacles are no longer there!!and my penis shrinks back ,im a bit over weight,on a diet,do light exercises,non smoker,unemployed at present ,could this be down to stress? im very embarrest about this ,ive not had sex with my wife for 3months,can you help me please.
i am a 37 year old man. About 6 months ago during sex my penis got bent backwards.Now when i get an erection i cant keep it and its not as hard as it once was,and it bends to the right.Any help please?
Hi, I have a problem with my penis... Basiclly when erect and i pull the foreskin back its tight it will go over the head fine but the bit that attatches the foreskin to the head is too tight to fully pull the foreskin back. Can you help and let me know if there is anyhting i can do to help sort this out! Thanks!
i have just read the comment by thomas and i too have the same same problem and was just wondering is it anything to do with the size of the penis? can you please help me to sort it out? thanks
I have just read a comment by Daniel and i too have the same thing and im 19. With my ex about 2 years ago i was fine getting hard easy but now wiv anyone new its very diffcult. Its not as hard nd takes along time to get up, nd without concentrating hard is lost easy. I really need advice, i dont know if its psycological or not, either way i need this fixed, its harming my self confidence. nd the girl im with atm is wondering why i havent made the move. Many thanks
I'm 18 years old non-smoker and occasional drinker and I can only get half erect most of the time. I have only had sex a few times with my 2 ex girlfriends because of this.I haven't always had this problem, it has only been the past few years. I went to my GP but he said I was to young to suffer with ED and he didn't feel it was necessary to check my penis.This has made me less confident and I feel like I am not normal. I would be thankful for any help.
hey can u tel me how can i contact eb doctor about my problum plz its kind of similar as above comment.zaan
hi my partner is 42 and finds it hard to get hard and when it dose it can last 10mins but then most of the time he cant even get hard, even with good foreplay he struggles, i am very understanding because he dose worry alot about financial things but at the same time he gets upset he cant preform for me. please help.
hi my partner is 39 who ive been with for 8 years and love with all my heart,suffers from a simular thing he only can last for about 5-10 mins he also cant ejeculate when in me and we are both desparate for a baby, he is in the proses of having tests done at GP but its taking so long please help
My partner has never been able to get an erection, we have been together ten years, it gets semi erect in the morning when he needs to pee, but apart from that nothing, he is not at all interested in sex like alot of men, and he hates talking about it. He is fifty drinkd in moderation and stopped smoking six years ago.
Hi I'm 31 & i have a problem sustaining an erection during sex & also when i do sustain one i can't reach an orgasam i've been with my parner a few months now & its becoming a problem for her aswell. Sometimes before sex i get nervous which i know wont help. I have had this problem before with new partners but after a few weeks or so of trying I'm normally okay. Any help would be gratful thank you.
Hi, Im concerned about my husbands erections as they are not always very strong & then when I touch him there he goes softer(which is quite hurtful to me as I think maybe he doesnt fancy me), he doesnt last long & he flops near enough straight away. He is 46yrs old but this has been going on for a few years now & when I try mention it he gets very defensive, so I think he thinks this is normal but I dont. He does smoke, about 10/15 a day. He does drink but not much, only wkends & only 4/6 pints. He doesnt seem to be that bothered about having sex either, he doesnt seem to get the 'urge' like other men do. He had 'the snip' before we were met, so it was probably about 15/16 yrs ago but had it reversed about 6/7 yrs ago for us to have a baby but it was unsuccessful. Do you think any of the things Ive told you are the reason. Then I may be able to bring the subject up again with him & tell him the possible problems. Please help!! Many thanks
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