Some health problems are not easy to address: erectile dysfunction is one of them. In popular parlance, this is called the breakdown. A failure that affects many men: one in two between 60 and 69 years old, and two in three over the age of 70 suffer, in France, from erectile dysfunction. Who, however, take very good care of themselves.
By 2025, as life expectancy increases, the number of people affected will double. Understand by erectile dysfunction, the permanent or repeated inability to obtain or maintain penile rigidity sufficient for the performance of the sexual act. The doctors say it like that, but in consultation, they hear “he’s dead”, or “he’s tired”. It’s up to them, the doctors, to guess who we’re talking about.
And all those men whose virility is affected, suffer. Like this employee who confessed to his doctor: “I can no longer be satisfied with the metro and the job, I prefer to throw myself under a train”. The injury is very real and studies show that the quality of life suffers.
A very “taboo” subject
These men prone to breakdowns do not consult for all that. In fact, only 1 in 5 do. And often at the prompting of the partner. What they actually expect is that their doctor takes the initiative to address the subject first. And for lack of time, modesty, or even fear, the doctor rarely does it. So if during a renewal of treatment or a check-up, he asks you the question of knowing “how are you doing on this side? », do not shy away. Stress, fatigue or overwork are not enough to explain everything. If “it’s not what it used to be”, we have to talk about it.
With age, it is normal for performance to decrease, but this is neither a rule nor a tragedy. However, while a drop is normal, this is not the case for absent subscribers. It is true that high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes or even depression are very often accompanied by erectile dysfunction, by alteration of the vessels. There are solutions to these problems without stopping the treatment of these diseases.
Many methods, new drugs exist, in particular the little blue pill and all its descendants. It also exists in generic form, which allows us to say that viagra is now called… Sildenafil citrate! Several generic laboratories have their marketing authorization. They sell their version of Viagra at a quarter of the price of the originator molecule.
You shouldn’t buy on the internet, however, which is tempting because of the anonymity of the process, because it’s a real drug, with not so many contraindications and you need a prescription. Free sale, which is already the case in many countries, is not a good solution.
So, we remind you: it is imperative to talk to your doctor about it… because it is no longer acceptable to stay down. All men have a fundamental right to sexual health, especially since today, treatments are effective at all ages. But you have to talk about it quickly, to your general practitioner, to your urologist, from the first alerts, because if you let the first 3 years of the problem pass, it is truly encysted and the file will be closed forever. Pity.
Doctor Jean-Francois Lemoine
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