Posts Tagged ‘Erectile Dysfunction’

GV House Calls: Diabetes and Erections

By Dr. Charlie Glickman • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Blog, GV House Calls

I am a male, 72 years young, and I am concerned about my diminishing sex drive. I have diabetes which was diagnosed 4 months ago, my sugar remains with lower ranges. I do not have to take Insulin, and I am reasonably healthy. I have difficulty getting and keeping an erection. I am bombarded with  [...]


Sex Questions from the Twittersphere: Erection Difficulties

By Dr. Carol Queen • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, Good Advice

dear carol hi my name is mark … since your a sex therpist this is my question i have a problume getting erect when i was younger at age 18 i got super erect now that i am 42years old i am haveing trouble geting erect i diabetes type2 can you give me advice on what to do or what kind of help i need thank you mark

Hi Mark! Thanks for writing, and apologies that I’ve been traveling and didn’t get right back to you. First I have to clarify that I’m not a sex *therapist* — I’m a sexologist, and my training is a little different than that of a sex therapist. But let me get to your question.

First, it’s natural for a man to have stronger, quicker erections at 18 than later in life, but just getting to age 42 is not a guarantee that you should notice much less ability to get erect.


Erectile Dysfunction Part Two: Physical Causes

By Thomas S. Roche • Mar 21st, 2003 • Category: Sexual Pleasure

In part one of this series, I discussed erectile dysfunction (ED) and some of its psychological causes. The mental aspects of erection and arousal in men are murky at best, partially because each man has such a different relationship to arousal. Many myths and cultural values can aggravate the discomfort a man feels when he [...]