Erectile Dysfunction In Gay Black Men Prevalent

Professor Zamboni defines this as “double minority status”

A researcher from the University of Chicago, Professor Brian Zamboni says that doctors often overlook the anxiety and stress that is caused by discrimination against homosexuals and black people which is a major reason that they suffer from erectile dysfunction as well as other sexual problems.

Professor Zamboni announced the findings of a survey he conducted at a conference in Sydney, Australia which was a gathering of sexual health practitioners from all over the world. He also said that it was essential that doctors talk about the fact that stress and feelings of anxiety could be a major reason why certain men are unable to get erections, as many doctors felt that by broaching the subject of sexuality and race they could be touching on sensitive subjects and therefore they often just ignored them.

A good doctor who understands the full causes of erectile dysfunction should be able to speak to the patient about all aspects of his life and his sexuality in order to get to the heart of the problem and especially in order to understand whether the erectile dysfunction problem had a psychological base or whether it was purely a physical problem. Only when this is established is it possible to administer the correct medicine and remedy.

In all he studied over 170 gay and bisexual African-American men who had problems with feeling a part of communities due to being homosexual or because they were black. Within the gay community there are sections that are racist as well and so black and gay men often feel ostracized from not only people of their own race but also from people who share the same sexuality as them. Professor Zamboni defines this as “double minority status”.

The gay community are users of erectile dysfunction medication such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra as much as the heterosexual community.