What is Impotence?
What is Impotence?
- Impotence: Inability to attain or sustain an erection.
- Impotence: The inability to perform sexual intercourse.
Source - Diseases Database
- Impotence: an inability (usually of a male) to copulate.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Impotence: Introduction
Types of Impotence:
Types of Impotence:
Broader types of Impotence:
How many people get Impotence?
Prevalance of Impotence: 30 million men (NIDDK)
Prevalance Rate of Impotence: approx 1 in 9 or 11.03% or 30 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Impotence: 617,715 new cases
Incidence Rate of Impotence: approx 1 in 440 or 0.23% or 617,714 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Impotence:
Experts believe impotence affects between 10 and 15 million American men.
(Source: excerpt from Impotence: NIDDK)
Who gets Impotence?
Profile for Impotence:
Incidence rises with age: about 5
percent of men at the age of 40 and between 15 and 25 percent of men at
the age of 65 experience impotence. Yet, it is not an inevitable part of
aging.
(Source: excerpt from Impotence: NIDDK)
How serious is Impotence?
Complications of Impotence:
see complications of Impotence
Prognosis of Impotence:
Impotence is treatable in all age groups, and awareness of this fact
has been growing. More men have been seeking help and returning to
near-normal sexual activity because of improved, successful treatments for
impotence.
(Source: excerpt from Impotence: NIDDK)
What causes Impotence?
Causes of Impotence: see causes of Impotence
Causes of Impotence:
Impotence usually has a physical cause, such as disease, injury, or
drug side-effects. Any disorder that impairs blood flow in the penis has
the potential to cause impotence.
(Source: excerpt from Impotence: NIDDK)
Risk factors for Impotence:
see
risk factors for Impotence
What are the symptoms of Impotence?
Symptoms of Impotence:
see symptoms of Impotence
Complications of Impotence:
see complications of Impotence
Impotence: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Impotence.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Impotence.
How is it treated?
Doctors and Medical Specialists for Impotence: Urologists, General practitioner, Primary care physician, Diabetologist, Sexologist, Urologist, Nephrologist, Psychologist, Endocrinologist, General surgeon, Urology surgeon, Vascular surgeon, Psychiatrist, Neuropharmacologist
;
see also doctors and medical specialists for Impotence.
Treatments for Impotence:
see treatments for Impotence
Research for Impotence:
see research for Impotence
Society issues for Impotence
Hospitalization statistics for Impotence:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Impotence:
- 0.007% (907) of hospital consultant episodes were for sexual dysfunction not caused by organic disorders or diseases in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for sexual dysfunction not caused by organic disorders or diseases required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 93% of hospital consultant episodes for sexual dysfunction not caused by organic disorders or diseases were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7% of hospital consultant episodes for sexual dysfunction not caused by organic disorders or diseases were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospital consultant episodes for sexual dysfunction not caused by organic disorders or diseases required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Impotence:
Organs and body systems related to Impotence include:
Name and Aliases of Impotence
Main name of condition: Impotence
Other names or spellings for Impotence:
erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction
Source - Diseases Database
Impotency
Source - WordNet 2.1
Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Impotence:
For many men suffering from erectile dysfunction, the solution to their problem lies not in medications or sex therapy but rather in a surgically...
Also known as an "inflatable penile prosthesis", the penile pump is a remarkable device which can restore the possibility of intercourse to men...
Since its invention, the internal penile pump has helped over 250,000 men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Choosing this option is a major...
If you're a sexually active man, the idea of losing your ability to have intercourse may be hard to imagine. But erectile dysfunction (ED)...
See full list of 9 related videos
» Next page: Online Medical Textbooks for Impotence
Rate This Website
What do you think about the features of this website?
Take our user survey and have your say:
Website User Survey
Medical Tools & Articles:
Next articles:
Tools & Services:
Medical Articles:
Forums & Message Boards
- Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
