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Impotence

Impotence: Introduction

Impotence: Difficulty starting or maintaining an erection. See free access online books about Impotence below. See detailed information below for a list of 196 causes of Impotence, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Impotence:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Impotence. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Impotence:

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Impotence: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Impotence, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Impotence Treatments

Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Impotence may include:

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Impotence. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  1. How long have you had problems with impotence?

    Why: to determine if acute or chronic.

  2. Is the sexual problem truly impotence?

    Why: i.e. inability to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient quality for satisfactory sexual intercourse. Some people often mistakenly use the term impotence to mean other sexual problems such as premature ejaculation, failure to ejaculate, pain with ejaculation (may suggest urethral stricture or prostate cancer).

  3. Sudden or gradual onset of the difficulties?

    Why: gradual onset often suggests an organic cause (i.e. due to medical problems) while sudden onset often suggests a psychological cause (i.e. depression, bereavement, stress, fatigue, performance anxiety, anger and relationship problems).

  4. How often do you have problems with impotence?

    Why: to determine if intermittent and situational or total (occurs across all situations).

  5. What is the age of the person with the impotence?

    Why: it is normal for older men to notice that it takes longer to achieve an erection, it takes longer to achieve subsequent erections and that the penis is less hard when erect. However, no matter what age you are, if you are physically unable to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual activity you should see your doctor for assessment and treatment.

  6. more questions...»

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Stories from Users for Impotence

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Medications or substances causing Impotence:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Impotence as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 416 medications causing Impotence

News Archives for Impotence

Medical news articles related to Impotence include:

Source: HealthDay News

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Impotence) may include:

  1. Symptoms of depression?

    Why: e.g. sadness, crying spells, lack of interest in activities, poor energy, poor concentration and attention span, poor sleep, reduced libido, poor self esteem and sometimes suicidal thoughts - if you are depressed it is common to have problems with erection and ejaculation due to the physical and emotional state of your body when you are depressed. Treating the depression may alleviate the erection problems as well. It is important to remember that sexual dysfunction due to a physical cause can also increase the risk of developing depression.

  2. Symptoms of anxiety?

    Why: e.g. nervousness, shakiness, tremor, restlessness, irritability, insomnia, poor concentration, heart palpitations, racing heart, sweating, dizziness, diarrhea, lump in throat and frequency of urination - anxiety and worry can affect your sexual function.

  3. Symptoms of prostate cancer?

    Why: e.g. pain with urination, weak urine stream, urinary retention (unable to urinate), urinary tract infection, erectile difficulty, pain with ejaculation, symptoms of metastases (weight loss, bone pain, numbness or weakness in legs).

  4. more symptoms...»

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Impotence: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Impotence may include these symptoms:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Impotence

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Diagnostic tests for Impotence:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Impotence. Some of these are listed below :

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Impotence

Home medical tests possibly related to Impotence:

Diagnostic Guides for Impotence

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Impotence from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Impotence. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Impotence

Medical Books Excerpts
  • IMPOTENCE
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • IMPOTENCE
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Impotence
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Impotence
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Impotence
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Impotence
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Impotence
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • IMPOTENCE
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Impotence: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Causes of Impotence listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Impotence as a symptom include:

See full list of 196 causes of Impotence
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Article Excerpts about Impotence

Impotence is a consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. Medical professionals often use the term "erectile dysfunction" to describe this disorder and to differentiate it from other problems that interfere with sexual intercourse, such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation and orgasm. (Source: excerpt from Impotence: NIDDK)

Definitions of Impotence:

Impotence: impotency (1) Weakness; lack of power. (2) Specifically, inability of the male to achieve or maintain penile erection and thus engage in copulation; a manifestation of neurologic, vascular, or psychological dysfunction. [L. impotentia, inability, fr. in- neg. + potentia, power]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

The inability to perform sexual intercourse.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

An inability (usually of a male) to copulate
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Inability to perform sexual intercourse.
- (Source - CRISP)

In medicine, refers to the inability to have an erection of the penis adequate for sexual intercourse. Also called erectile dysfunction.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)

Organs affected by Impotence:

The list of organs typically affected by Impotence may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Impotence

The list below shows some of the causes of Impotence mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 196 causes of Impotence

How Common are these Causes of Impotence?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Impotence. Of the 196 causes of Impotence that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 7 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 7 causes are "common" diseases
  • 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 8 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 184 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 196 causes of Impotence

Conditions listing symptoms: Impotence:

The following list of conditions have 'Impotence' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Acromegaly ... impotence
  • Alcoholism ... impotence
  • Andrade's syndrome ... impotence
  • Andropause ... impotence
  • Atherosclerosis ... erectile dysfunction

    B

  • Brain - bone - fat ... impotence

    C

  • Calcification of basal ganglia with or without hypocalcemia ... impotence
  • Cathinone poisoning ... impotence
  • Chemical poisoning - Toluene Diisocyanate ... impotence
  • Chemical poisoning - Trichloroethylene ... impotence
  • Chronic Kidney Disease ... impotence

    D

  • Diabetes ... erectile failure
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 1 ... erectile failure
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 2 ... erectile failure
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 3 ... erectile failure
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent, Susceptibility to, 4 ... erectile failure
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... impotence
  • Dysautonomia ... impotence

    F

  • Forbes-Albright syndrome ... impotence

    H

  • Hematochromatosis ... Impotence
  • Hyperprolactinemia ... erectile dysfunction
  • Hypogonadism, isolated, hypogonadotropic ... erectile dysfunction
  • Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism without anosmia, X-linked ... erectile dysfunction
  • Hypopituitarism ... Impotence

    I

  • Impotence ... impotence, inability to sustain an erection, inability to attain an erection

    L

  • Lactotroph adenoma ... erectile dysfunction
  • Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... impotence
  • Leriche syndrome ... impotence
  • Leriche's Syndrome ... impotence

    M

  • Macrocytosis ... impotence
  • Male Menopause ... decrease in morning erections
  • Male sexual conditions ... Erectile dysfunction
  • Multiple Sclerosis ... Impotence
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1 ... Impotence
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2 ... Impotence
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3 ... Impotence
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4 ... Impotence

    O

  • Obal syndrome ... impotence

    P

  • Pituitary tumors, adult ... erectile dysfunction
  • Primary prostate cancer ... Impotence
  • Prolactinoma ... impotence
  • Prolactinoma, familial ... erectile dysfunction
  • Prostate Cancer ... erection difficulty
  • Pudendal nerve entrapment ... impotence

    Q

  • Quadriplegia ... impotence

    S

  • Sensory ataxic neuropathy, dysarthria, and ophthalmoparesis ... erectile dysfunction
  • Sexual neuropathy ... Impotence
  • Shy-Drager Syndrome ... impotence
  • Spinal cord neoplasm ... impotence
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... impotence

    T

  • Transthyretin amyloidosis ... impotence
  • Type 2 diabetes ... erectile failure

    W

  • War sailor syndrome ... impotence
  • Weinstein Kliman Scully syndrome ... Erectile dysfunction
  • Winkelman Bethfe Pfeiffer syndrome ... Impotence

    Conditions listing complications: Impotence:

    The following list of conditions have 'Impotence' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acromegaly ... impotence
  • Alcoholism ... impotence
  • Atherosclerosis ... erectile dysfunction
  • Autonomic neuropathy ... impotence

    B

  • Bladder Cancer ... impotence

    D

  • Diabetes ... impotence
  • Diabetic neuropathy ... impotence

    H

  • Hemochromatosis ... Impotence
  • Hemochromatosis-related diabetes ... Impotence

    P

  • Pemphigus and fogo selvagem ... impotence
  • Peyronie's disease ... erectile dysfunction
  • Prolactinoma ... impotence

    T

  • Type 1 diabetes ... impotence
  • Type 2 diabetes ... impotence

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  • Causes of Impotence Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Impotence based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Impotence?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Impotence, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    What are the alternative names for Impotence:

    Erectile dysfunction
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Impotence:

    Subtypes of Impotence:

    Erectile dysfunction (10 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Impotence:

    Intercourse symptoms (110 causes), Male sexual symptoms (443 causes), Penis symptoms (318 causes), Sexual symptoms (1685 causes), Genital symptoms (508 causes)

    Symptoms related to Impotence:

    Erectile disorders, Penis symptoms (318 causes), Sexual symptoms (1685 causes), Kidney disease, Alcoholism, Liver disease, Hormonal abnormalities, Testosterone deficiency, Testicle disorder, Pituitary disorder

    Medical articles on signs and symptoms:

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    Medical News summaries about Impotence

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