Columbus Erectile Dysfunction Medical Center

Typically, these terms are interchangeable. However, we find there are vast differences in terms of the connotations each term carries. Erectile dysfunction is the term often used to describe a range of conditions - from an occasional inability to maintain or sustain an erection to a mild degree or inability to maintain or get an erection. In contrast, the term "impotence" sounds very definitive, almost a complete inability to have an erection. This term has a very negative connotation. It sounds like it means a loss of power or no power, meaning that if a man has erectile dysfunction, he has lost his power, and we don't think that's true.

Most men will experience an erection problem at least once. This could be due to stress, exhaustion, too much alcohol or simply not feeling like sex. Persistent erectile dysfunction (ED) is estimated to affect about 10% of men at any one time. Although age itself isn't a cause of erectile dysfunction (ED), the risk nevertheless increases as you get older: 18% of 50—59 year olds have trouble with their erections compared with 7% of 18—29 year olds.

The likelihood that you will experience ED increases as you age but the aging process itself does not cause erectile dysfunction. Approximately 12 percent of men under the age of 60 have ED, 22 percent of men age 60 to 69, and about 30 percent of males 70 and older.

Yes. Testosterone is the most important of the male hormones. (The ovaries produce it in lower levels in women.) It is responsible for muscle, bone and sexual development as well as sex drive. At puberty, it makes makes the voice drop and the penis, testicles and facial and pubic hair grow. In the prostate gland, testosterone is broken down into the related hormone dihydro-testosterone which appears to be involved in baldness and enlarged prostate. Testosterone levels fall slightly with age. Some men - particularly those with high levels to begin with - can effectively have half as much testosterone in their blood at 80 as at 20. It may lead to loss of muscle tone and bone strength and an increase in weight and the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Whether reduced testosterone is also the cause of the sluggishness, loss of libido and depression that some middle-aged men experience is debateable but it is worth thinking about. Testosterone replacement therapy is available but, while trials continue, many doctors are sceptical.

Some men have effectively half as much testosterone in their blood at 80 as at 20. It may reduce muscle and bone strength and increase weight and the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

Sometimes a doctor may feel it is necessary to increase your level of testosterone. This is the case in some conditions such as Hypogonadism where your body isn't producing enough testosterone and also Klinefelter's syndrome. When presribed men are given Testosterone enantate which acts very similarly to the testosterone we make in our bodies.