With his chronic health conditions, the ED would probably get worse. What Gene didn't know at the time, and what he wishes his doctor could have explained a little better, is that his heart condition was likely related. When he did bring it up, his primary care doctor did what most would do, and prescribed Viagra. It was also difficult for his wife, who wanted to be supportive, but at times couldn't help wondering if the reason he couldn't get an erection had something to do with her (a common misconception among partners of men with ED). "I remember almost whispering the words to my doctor the first time," said Gene. As his sex life deteriorated, Gene became embarrassed and demoralized. He had type 2 diabetes and a heart condition (arteriosclerosis), but he didn't connect those to his ED. More than half of men experience episodic erectile dysfunction at some time in their life from things like stress, too much alcohol, or as a side effect of medication. The first time he experienced ED in his mid-50s he thought it was just a fluke, which was a reasonable assumption to make. "It is very easy to try to deal with this by yourself, and in the process isolate yourself from your loved ones and not seek the help you need."
Who am I going to talk about this to?" said Gene.
A smaller group of men-about 5 percent of men age 40, and 15 percent of men by age 70-experience complete erectile dysfunction, defined as the complete inability to achieve or maintain an erection for sexual performance.įor Gene Miluk, like millions of men, the physical condition was frustrating, but even more difficult was the psychological toll that it was taking on him, his wife, and his marriage of 47 years. The inability to get or maintain an erection during sex-called erectile dysfunction, or ED-is a difficult and personal subject.īut according to The Massachusetts Male Aging Study, around 40 percent of men over age 40 experience ED at least once, and by age 70 that jumps to 70 percent. It's happening in the bedrooms of millions of men in the U.S., but it's not something they really want to talk about.
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