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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This podcast is for you, the Modern Man. I'm Dr Anne Truong,
Speaker:your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best
Speaker:selling author of the book, Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll
Speaker:do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how
Speaker:it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get
Speaker:started, and be sure to visit my website at
Speaker:sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and
Speaker:resources from the show. See you on the inside.
Speaker:Hello there, Modern Man. In this episode, we're going to talk
Speaker:about how common is ED in your age range, and we're going to
Speaker:talk about different age range and talk about how common is it
Speaker:and why. I'm Dr Anne Truong, I've treated over 7000 men with
Speaker:ED. I'm a sexual health specialist physician.
Speaker:So let's dive into this. ED becomes more common with age,
Speaker:but it is present in every age group. Now, according to a study
Speaker:that looked at 1,800 men, this was done in 2021 and all these
Speaker:men of age range from the 20s to 80s. This is all men in the US.
Speaker:So roughly one in four adult men meet criteria for some degree of
Speaker:ED and the prevalence climbs steadily with age and the
Speaker:severity. Population survey ranges from about 18% to 50%. So
Speaker:let's talk about different age range. If you're a man and you
Speaker:age range between 18 to 24 around 15% to 20% of you
Speaker:actually have some level of ED. So a substantial portion is more
Speaker:mild and more situational. So we'll discuss about that later.
Speaker:And if you are aged between 35 and 34 roughly 10 to 15% meet ED
Speaker:criteria by the survey. And if you are 35 to 44, it's about 12%
Speaker:to 15%. And if you're 40 to 49 it goes up to about 8% to 22%
Speaker:but the severity also goes up, meaning you may have moderate to
Speaker:severe ED, and that mild is included, but not probably not
Speaker:as much as in the younger population. Now there is a
Speaker:questionnaire that's called the IEF, the International Erectile
Speaker:Dysfunction Test. There's five questions that you can take and
Speaker:score from 5 to 25 and it put you at mild, moderate or severe.
Speaker:You can check it out here, at this link here, we'll give that
Speaker:to you that way. You can take the test yourself and find out
Speaker:whether you have mild, moderate or severe ED. This is a
Speaker:standardized test, so it's not coming from me. And if you're a
Speaker:man between 45 to 54 years old, 25% has ED, between 55 to 64
Speaker:about 30%-35%, and 60 to 69 roughly about 40% to 55% as well
Speaker:with more severity. If you are 65, 74 years old, around 50% and
Speaker:75 plus, roughly about 50% more the moderate and severe cases.
Speaker:So ED may be age related, but not age inevitable. So a
Speaker:substantial minority of older men retain good erectile
Speaker:function, especially those with fewer cardio metabolic risks,
Speaker:like fewer risks that are for heart attack, which means blood
Speaker:flow issues. In younger men, ED is common enough that is really
Speaker:involving more porn related, relationship, lifestyle and
Speaker:psychogenic rather than something that is metabolic.
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Speaker:So let's kind of dive into the age range and why do you have
Speaker:this. If you are in the teens and in the 20s, the more common
Speaker:drivers are performance anxiety and relationship stress, low
Speaker:self esteem or trauma or spectatoring, next is porn. And
Speaker:the next reason is smoking. Binge drinking, cannabis or
Speaker:other recreational drugs, or not to mention sleep deprivation and
Speaker:sedentary lifestyle, and also obesity as well. So more of
Speaker:lifestyle factor, rather than the issues with decreased blood
Speaker:flow. Now, if you're in your 30s, again, it's a blend of
Speaker:psychogenic and also other organic factors such as stress
Speaker:and work and career load, parenting and also weight gain,
Speaker:early type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high
Speaker:cholesterol, smoking, vaping, excessive alcohol and poor sleep
Speaker:or inactivity. And then medication that are notorious
Speaker:that affect your erection or the antidepressant like the SSRI,
Speaker:the antipsychotic, the anti blood pressure medicine and
Speaker:opioid pain medicine as well. And then also low testosterone,
Speaker:which is related to obesity and sleep apnea. So if you're in
Speaker:your 40s, it's really more now focusing on more vascular causes
Speaker:than psychogenic causes like again, condition that cause
Speaker:blood flow decrease is high blood pressure, high
Speaker:cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, then also decreased nitric
Speaker:oxide. The nitric oxide decrease 50% by time you're 40 years old,
Speaker:and of course, sleep apnea as well. Now psychogenic factor is
Speaker:in every age group. So during your 50s is more heart disease,
Speaker:more strokes, and also type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure
Speaker:and high cholesterol. So the end point is that the older you get,
Speaker:is more due to medical condition affecting your erection, and
Speaker:medication, rather than the psychogenic component. Again, if
Speaker:you're in your 60s, condition that affect blood flow, like I
Speaker:talked about before, less psychogenic. But note, the older
Speaker:you are, the more severe the medical conditions are. So ED
Speaker:can be present at any age. It's just that the older you are, you
Speaker:have more a blood flow problem the younger you are, it's really
Speaker:more of lifestyle, such as alcohol, inactivity, poor diet,
Speaker:porn, smoking and relationship problem and self esteem.
Speaker:Okay, Modern Man. If you're struggling with weak erection,
Speaker:low energy, the food you eat could be the big part of the
Speaker:problem. One of the best research pathways to boost
Speaker:circulation, support healthy testosterone and improve sexual
Speaker:performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that
Speaker:open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation, and fuel your
Speaker:hormone, naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in
Speaker:both energy and erection within weeks when they shift to this
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Speaker:testosterone and better erection.
Speaker:The point here is that the reason why you will see more men
Speaker:older that have more ED not because of age related. It's
Speaker:because when you get older, you accumulate more medical
Speaker:condition such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high
Speaker:cholesterol that put you at risk for getting ED. So I hope this
Speaker:makes sense. I know it's a lot information, but the end point
Speaker:is, ED is reversible, is treatable. And in this study,
Speaker:they also mentioned that men were not seeking help for ED
Speaker:because they didn't think they needed help. But I want to make
Speaker:it a point that when you do have ED, guys get some blood work,
Speaker:see your doctor, because it can be treated. It can be reversed
Speaker:permanently, if you address the cause. And sometimes the cause
Speaker:is as easy as, sleep better or eat a better diet and lose like
Speaker:10 pounds. The last thing you want to do is to take that ED
Speaker:pill. Because when you take that ED pill, your natural response
Speaker:to erection is gone, and your body don't know what to do. So
Speaker:what the point I'm really passionate for you to know is
Speaker:that ED is reversible. The earlier you start, the easier it
Speaker:is to reverse it. Okay?
Speaker:So I hope you find this valuable. It will mean the world
Speaker:to me if you subscribe and also get notification. Share this
Speaker:with somebody that you think may benefit from this. Let me know
Speaker:in the comment what you think, what you've been doing that has
Speaker:been working for you as well too. Just know that you are not
Speaker:alone. We're here to help. And if we can help you, click the
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Speaker:Modern Man that you do not have to live with ED, there are
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Speaker:Okay, Modern Man, you are not alone and you don't have to
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