Sexual dysfunction is associated with and compounded by cognitive factors such as anxiety. ED often creates mental stress that affects the interactions between men with ED and their families. Respondents indicated that having the ability to engage in spontaneous sex with their partner would boost their confidence and self-esteem, contribute to increased intimacy, and improve their sexual relationship. An ED treatment that provides a larger window of opportunity in which to have sex with little or no required preplanning would accommodate this desire for spontaneity. Such a treatment, therefore, would also contribute to the improvement of the sexual relationships between these men and their partners which is what is desired most by these men.
Erectile dysfunction can have a profound effect on the quality of life of aging men.
Men with ED are more than twice as likely as men without ED to report lower physical and emotional satisfaction with their partners. What men with ED want from a medication is a means to improve relations with their partner and the way that it facilitates conditions for more satisfying sex is a potentially important part of this process. 2 Muller C. Erectile Dysfunction. Pharmacor Mosaic Service. J Consulting and Clinical Psychology.