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Impotence help

Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence as it is also known can be caused by a number of factors. However ED should not be viewed as an inevitable part of ageing, and it is a complex health problem.

The causes of impotence and erection problems are varied and can be a result of a medical illness or emotional state.

Impotence is more common than you might have thought at first and help is widely available. Lovelifematters aims to help you understand erectile dysfunction by providing accurate and practical information. You should feel comfortable communicating about your partner's erection problems, and by knowing the facts you may feel more confident approaching the subject.

Seeking help for impotence and getting a treatment for your partner's erection problem, may not only help you improve your sex lives it may also improve your relationship together through reconnecting and rediscovering intimacy and by managing the stress which this problem can create for you both.

Understanding age and Erectile Dysfunction

Understanding age and ED

Two questions I get asked frequently by both men and women are 'Do you think that we are too old to be having sex?', and 'Are erection problems related to age?'

The ageing process does affect sexual response but the good news is that you can still enjoy sexual activity as long as you remember that everything just takes a little longer. That means more foreplay, more creativity, more talking - which all leads to increased enjoyment.

Stimulation techniques

Part of this process is accepting and accommodating the ways in which our bodies change. When we are young getting sexually aroused just seems to happen, often without much stimulation. As we get older there is a need to change our sexual behaviour and have the courage to touch more.

Erection problems

The importance we attach to sex remains high even as we grow older. Unfortunately, even though our interest to have sex remains strong, between the ages of 40 and 70 a man's risk of suffering ED increases threefold.

"As we get older there is a need to change our sexual behaviour and have the courage to touch more"

So what happens when your partner experiences erection problems? It is time to talk seriously to one another about his problem and how to deal with it and for you to help him get checked out by his doctor.

Whatever his age it is still important that your partner visits his doctor to tell him or her about his sexual difficulties. They will be able to explain why he is having difficulty getting or even maintaining an erection.

Don't give up

"'It makes men feel manly to have some level of sexual response'"

It is important to ensure that you have all the information and advice before you decide to put sexual activity on the back burner.

By not enjoying a healthy lovelife when older, there is always the fear that a couple will lose the intimacy part of the relationship. Everyone, whatever age they are, deserves to be loved. I don't believe that anyone is too old to be sexually intimate.

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