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Feeble Erections Conceals Many More
Fri, 22 June 2007
It is one of the common problems which afflict nearly 30 per cent of men aged above 40 worldwide. It is none other than erectile dysfunction which becomes more common than it was ever before, yet very few have courage to admit it.
Termed as the incessant incapability to achieve or keep an erection, erectile dysfunction is in fact more than just a thwarting clandestine. It might also develop in to a serious disorder if not provided a proper cure and thus can affect life at worse.
The Melbourne Andrology Centre’s Associate Prof Doug Lording said, “International Men's Health Week was the ideal event to warn men about the severity of the disease and to make them aware about the fact that it not only ruins sexual life but influences overall human existence at great”.
"It has been acknowledged that all health conditions which give rise to heart disease, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking , high cholesterol, and obesity, are all connected to the off-putting disease named erectile dysfunction," said Prof.Lording
"Even men who are not paying attention to their sexual health must consult a local physician in regard to this problem as to avail proper medical care."
Medicinal preparations and psychosomatic difficulties like performance anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties and sadness also has bearing on a man's aptitude to obtain and maintain an erection. However, they constitute only a small fraction of the innumerable ailments which cause impotence or erectile dysfunction in men
Under a survey structured by men’s reproductive health group Andrology Australia in 2004, nearly one in five men aged above 40 were found with erectile dysfunction.
The Andrology Australia survey further revealed that in spite of 80 per cent of men having consulted their GP in the prior 12 months, many failed to discuss the problem with their respective doctors.
“Men’s approach towards their sexual health has revolutionized, yet they need support to discuss such problems with ease”, articulated Prof Lording.
Andrology Australia chief executive Dr Carol Holden also agreed with the fact that the interest in men's health has grown up in the past years. She further affirmed that the total number of organizations interested to support International Men's Health Week had also tripled in the past two years.
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