Patient's question:
When I sleep with my boyfriend, I always feel like he doesn't have much interest in me. We've been dating for over a year, and we've never had sex. Is my boyfriend impotent?Doctor's answer:
Erectile dysfunction refers to a male's inability to achieve or maintain an erection firm enough for satisfactory sexual intercourse, or the inability to complete normal sexual activity, or the inability to insert the penis into the vagina for sexual intercourse. Erectile dysfunction is also known as "impotence" and is the most common male sexual dysfunction. Occasionally, 1-2 successful sexual encounters do not necessarily indicate the presence of erectile dysfunction. Only when the failure rate during sexual intercourse is below 25% can it be diagnosed as erectile dysfunction. According to international data, erectile dysfunction accounts for approximately 37%-42% of all male sexual dysfunctions. Domestic research shows that about 10% of adult males experience recurring erectile dysfunction. The incidence of erectile dysfunction increases with age.