Statistical estimates say that over a third of all males report sexual problems at some point during life and the percentage for females is greater. Research also seems to show that the sexual problems of one partner is likely to effect and cause sexual problems in the other and this is important to remember when dealing with erectile dysfunction. Impotence is not just a problem and a physcological blow to the male but also to the female in any relationship.

A woman is likely to lose sexual desire, ability to orgasm and general ability to be aroused if her partner is suffering from erectile dysfunction. Women suffer as much as men sometimes due to lack of sexual function. In fact in a recent research program when men were treated with medicines like Viagra and Cialis to cure impotence and the women became aware that their men were sexually functioning, they became more aroused and reported increased desire for sex.

It seems that help for erectile dysfunction in men therefore is also helping the women and making them more sexually confident. Most couples also said that their sex was even better after the treatment for erectile dysfunction than it had been before. When questioned individually both said that they believed that erectile dyfunction medicine was helping not only them but their partner achieve heightened pleasure from sex.

When a man has erectile dysfunction he is not only concerned about himself but also about the fact that his partner is unable to be sexually satisfied. The motivation therefore for the seeking of medicine for the erectile dsyfunction is largely due to the desire to please along with his own satisfaction and self esteem.

Strangely however it is the women who often hold back their men from getting erectile dysfunction medicines. The reason for this is not clear probably has a pyschological explanation and is possibly to do with the embarassment of the situation. Women must encourage their men to get erectile dysfunction medicines at the outset of the erectile dysfunction and to treat the problem jointly and not just limit it to the man only.

Women must also be aware that erectile dysfunction is most likely to a physical problem and is unlikely to be pyschological. This is important as a woman often believes that the man no longer finds her attractive when he has erectile dysfunction. Almost all impotence cases are due to a purely physical malfunction. In some cases the erectile dysfunction can be related to pyschological reasons and normally talking about the issue with either your partner or a trained pyschotherapist can help to solve the problem.