{"id":10827,"date":"2017-02-16T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T07:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/blog\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2017-02-16T07:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T07:00:37","slug":"why-younger-men-are-battling-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/why-younger-men-are-battling-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Younger Men Are Battling ED"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Why Younger Men Are Battling ED<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nMost people think of erectile dysfunction (ED) as a problem that only old men experience. <\/p>\n

But ED can affect men at any age, and because of the stereotype, it may feel\u00a0more difficult for young men to talk about their ED and seek help for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They may think they\u2019re all alone and that because of their age, something must be uniquely wrong with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, a study published in the \u201cJournal of Sexual Medicine\u201d found that one in four\u00a0patients with new, onset ED is\u00a0under 40.<\/p>\n

Causes of ED in younger men<\/b><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a big difference between occasional ED\u2014such as that caused by a few too many beers\u2014and chronic impotence.<\/p>\n

Chronic ED is more likely to be caused by something physical, rather than psychological. In older men, it\u2019s frequently caused by heart attacks, diabetes or hypertension. But in younger men, it\u2019s more likely to be caused by a physical injury\u2014such as one caused by sex or from getting hit in the groin.<\/p>\n

Extensive smoking\u2014either cigarettes or pot\u2014has also been shown to be a major contributor to ED. In fact, an article in \u201cPlayboy\u201d cited\u00a0the likelihood of\u00a0ED as being three times as\u00a0great\u00a0for pot smokers compared to men that don\u2019t smoke weed.<\/p>\n

The emotional effects of ED<\/b><\/p>\n

While no man wants to suffer from impotence, older men may feel less stigma about the condition due to television, radio and print ads touting how common ED is among men their age. They may be more likely to seek help and less likely to blame themselves or think it\u2019s \u201call in their head.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, men in a committed relationship may have more support from their spouse when dealing with ED, and have less pressure to \u201cperform\u201d on the dating circuit. For younger men dealing with ED, avoiding dating altogether may seem like the easiest path to avoid the shame of impotence if the opportunity for sex comes up.<\/p>\n

But younger men should know they\u2019re not alone in their suffering, and that the right doctor will help them get to the root of their ED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most people think of erectile dysfunction (ED) as a problem that only old men experience. But ED can affect men at any age, and because of the stereotype, it may feel\u00a0more difficult for young men to talk about their ED and seek help for it.\u00a0 They may think they\u2019re all alone and that because of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[204,22,196,87,194,224,213],"class_list":["post-10827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-erectile-dysfunction","tag-dealing-with-ed","tag-ed","tag-erectile-dysfunction","tag-erection","tag-male-impotence","tag-treating-ed","tag-young-men-with-ed"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t