In addition, many medical experts believe that women with diabetes experience sexual difficulties as a result of complications from the disease. People who experience sexual difficulties can lead more enjoyable, fulfilling sexual lives by learning about common causes and symptoms of sexual difficulties, treatment options , and how to talk it over with a doctor or mate. If you wonder if some of the problems you are experiencing may be symptoms of sexual dysfunction, take our quiz . Sexual difficulties in people with diabetes are not always related to their disease.
Impotence can occur in men of any age, but it most often affects older men.
Over 50 percent of the estimated 10 million men with diagnosed type 2 diabetes experience impotence. In men whose diabetes is well controlled, the rate of impotence is about 30 percent. Approximately 35 percent of women with diabetes may experience some form of sexual dysfunction related to their disease. H.A. Feldman, I. Goldstein, D.G. Hatzichristou, R.J. Krane, J.B. McKinley. All rights reserved.