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The Truth About ED and Age and Why You Need To Know
Episode 34827th January 2026 • Sexual Health For Men • Dr. Anne Truong
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Most men assume erectile dysfunction is something that only happens later in life—but the truth might surprise you.

In this episode, we dig into the real stats behind the erectile dysfunction age range and explore why more and more men are facing issues earlier than ever. From performance anxiety in your 20s to blood flow problems in your 50s, you’ll learn how age and lifestyle choices silently impact your sexual health. But this isn’t just about the problem, it’s about understanding what’s really going on beneath the surface. If you're ready for a no-fluff, eye-opening look at ED that could change how you approach your health, this episode is a must-listen.

Tune in now. You’ll never think about erectile dysfunction the same way again.

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  2. Mediterranean Diet
  3. Good Morning Wood Smoothie

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This podcast is for you, the Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong,

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your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best

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selling author of the book, Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll

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do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how

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it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get

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started, and be sure to visit my website at

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sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and

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resources from the show. See you on the inside.

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Hello there, Modern Man. In this episode, we're going to talk

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about how common is ED in your age range, and we're going to

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talk about different age range and talk about how common is it

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and why. I'm Dr Anne Truong, I've treated over 7000 men with

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ED. I'm a sexual health specialist physician.

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So let's dive into this. ED becomes more common with age,

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but it is present in every age group. Now, according to a study

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that looked at 1,800 men, this was done in 2021 and all these

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men of age range from the 20s to 80s. This is all men in the US.

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So roughly one in four adult men meet criteria for some degree of

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ED and the prevalence climbs steadily with age and the

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severity. Population survey ranges from about 18% to 50%. So

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let's talk about different age range. If you're a man and you

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age range between 18 to 24 around 15% to 20% of you

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actually have some level of ED. So a substantial portion is more

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mild and more situational. So we'll discuss about that later.

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And if you are aged between 35 and 34 roughly 10 to 15% meet ED

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criteria by the survey. And if you are 35 to 44, it's about 12%

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to 15%. And if you're 40 to 49 it goes up to about 8% to 22%

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but the severity also goes up, meaning you may have moderate to

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severe ED, and that mild is included, but not probably not

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as much as in the younger population. Now there is a

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questionnaire that's called the IEF, the International Erectile

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Dysfunction Test. There's five questions that you can take and

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score from 5 to 25 and it put you at mild, moderate or severe.

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You can check it out here, at this link here, we'll give that

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to you that way. You can take the test yourself and find out

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whether you have mild, moderate or severe ED. This is a

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standardized test, so it's not coming from me. And if you're a

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man between 45 to 54 years old, 25% has ED, between 55 to 64

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about 30%-35%, and 60 to 69 roughly about 40% to 55% as well

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with more severity. If you are 65, 74 years old, around 50% and

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75 plus, roughly about 50% more the moderate and severe cases.

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So ED may be age related, but not age inevitable. So a

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substantial minority of older men retain good erectile

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function, especially those with fewer cardio metabolic risks,

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like fewer risks that are for heart attack, which means blood

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flow issues. In younger men, ED is common enough that is really

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involving more porn related, relationship, lifestyle and

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psychogenic rather than something that is metabolic.

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Men, struggling to stay hard? Most of the time it comes down

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to poor blood flow. That's why I put together the Good Morning

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Wood smoothie, a nutrient packed blend designed to restore blood

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flow naturally. My patient often notice improvement in just a few

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weeks when they take this part of their daily routine. Click

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the link below to get the recipe and start boosting your blood

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flow and firmness today, or go to goodmorningwoodsmoothie.com.

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So let's kind of dive into the age range and why do you have

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this. If you are in the teens and in the 20s, the more common

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drivers are performance anxiety and relationship stress, low

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self esteem or trauma or spectatoring, next is porn. And

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the next reason is smoking. Binge drinking, cannabis or

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other recreational drugs, or not to mention sleep deprivation and

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sedentary lifestyle, and also obesity as well. So more of

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lifestyle factor, rather than the issues with decreased blood

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flow. Now, if you're in your 30s, again, it's a blend of

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psychogenic and also other organic factors such as stress

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and work and career load, parenting and also weight gain,

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early type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high

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cholesterol, smoking, vaping, excessive alcohol and poor sleep

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or inactivity. And then medication that are notorious

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that affect your erection or the antidepressant like the SSRI,

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the antipsychotic, the anti blood pressure medicine and

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opioid pain medicine as well. And then also low testosterone,

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which is related to obesity and sleep apnea. So if you're in

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your 40s, it's really more now focusing on more vascular causes

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than psychogenic causes like again, condition that cause

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blood flow decrease is high blood pressure, high

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cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, then also decreased nitric

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oxide. The nitric oxide decrease 50% by time you're 40 years old,

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and of course, sleep apnea as well. Now psychogenic factor is

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in every age group. So during your 50s is more heart disease,

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more strokes, and also type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure

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and high cholesterol. So the end point is that the older you get,

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is more due to medical condition affecting your erection, and

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medication, rather than the psychogenic component. Again, if

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you're in your 60s, condition that affect blood flow, like I

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talked about before, less psychogenic. But note, the older

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you are, the more severe the medical conditions are. So ED

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can be present at any age. It's just that the older you are, you

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have more a blood flow problem the younger you are, it's really

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more of lifestyle, such as alcohol, inactivity, poor diet,

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porn, smoking and relationship problem and self esteem.

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Okay, Modern Man. If you're struggling with weak erection,

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low energy, the food you eat could be the big part of the

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problem. One of the best research pathways to boost

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circulation, support healthy testosterone and improve sexual

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performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that

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open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation, and fuel your

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hormone, naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in

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both energy and erection within weeks when they shift to this

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style of eating. So check out the Mediterranean diet link

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right here below, and get that as soon as you can. Stronger

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testosterone and better erection.

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The point here is that the reason why you will see more men

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older that have more ED not because of age related. It's

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because when you get older, you accumulate more medical

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condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high

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cholesterol that put you at risk for getting ED. So I hope this

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makes sense. I know it's a lot information, but the end point

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is, ED is reversible, is treatable. And in this study,

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they also mentioned that men were not seeking help for ED

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because they didn't think they needed help. But I want to make

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it a point that when you do have ED, guys get some blood work,

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see your doctor, because it can be treated. It can be reversed

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permanently, if you address the cause. And sometimes the cause

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is as easy as, sleep better or eat a better diet and lose like

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10 pounds. The last thing you want to do is to take that ED

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pill. Because when you take that ED pill, your natural response

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to erection is gone, and your body don't know what to do. So

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what the point I'm really passionate for you to know is

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that ED is reversible. The earlier you start, the easier it

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is to reverse it. Okay?

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So I hope you find this valuable. It will mean the world

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to me if you subscribe and also get notification. Share this

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with somebody that you think may benefit from this. Let me know

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in the comment what you think, what you've been doing that has

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been working for you as well too. Just know that you are not

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alone. We're here to help. And if we can help you, click the

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link below and apply to see how I can help you get out of ED. If

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not, also check out our Modern Man Club. It's a safe space for

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men to get out of ED in a supportive environment of group

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coaching program. Check it out at No ED Man.com. Just know

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Modern Man that you do not have to live with ED, there are

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alternatives and I will see you in the next episode.

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Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to

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suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating, and even

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defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of

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not feeling like yourself is exhausting. But here's the

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truth, you are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to

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figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost Program

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is your step by step, path to sexual confidence and

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restoration. No more suffering in silence, no more trial and

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error, just real solution, real result and the confidence you

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deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's

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get this journey started together. Check out the course

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at getwoodnow.com. I'll see you there.

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Thanks for listening to the Sexual Health for Men Podcast.

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and what you like to hear in the future. That will help me know

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what's great for you and I would love to give you the most

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incredible free gift designed to help you improve performance

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quickly. Go to my website at sexualhealthformenpodcast.com to

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Facing ED. I would appreciate if you subscribe, leave a review on

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Apple podcasts or wherever you listen. And just know that you

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can have sexual vitality for life. I appreciate you until

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next time.

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