Patient's question:
When I was with my girlfriend, it was okay at first, but later I gradually realized I wasn't doing well. The foreplay time was very long every time, but the actual act only lasted 2 minutes. Sometimes it took me half an hour to get hard, or it would go soft halfway through.Doctor's answer:
Erectile dysfunction is a condition where the penis fails to become erect or becomes erect but not rigid enough, or remains rigid but not long enough, to complete normal sexual intercourse. It is the most common male sexual dysfunction. According to statistics from foreign sources, erectile dysfunction accounts for approximately 37% to 42% of male sexual dysfunctions.In the past, it was believed that this condition was primarily caused by psychological factors, while organic factors were less common. Some studies indicate that about 30-50% of patients with erectile dysfunction have organic diseases, and many patients have both psychological and organic factors. The condition is most common in adults, with an incidence rate of about 12%.
Erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is both a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine. Due to its main clinical manifestation of a soft or limp penis, TCM also refers to it as "yin" (yin impotence).