It is an oft heard complaint of women that at a certain age their men start to lose interest in sex and this makes the woman feel either that she is not attractive anymore or that her husband has found another lover and he is having an affair. However more often it is just the natural aging process that slows down the sexual stamina and function of a man and prevents him from achieveing an erection as often as he might like.

Research shows that with each passing year past a certain age the erectile function of a man is lessen and his ability to keep a firm erection for a long time declines too.  As many as nine out of ten men admit that they have experienced one incident where they were unable to maintain a sufficient erection for sexual intercourse by forty years old. At the age of fifty this figure climbs dramatically to 1 out of 2 men reporting erectile function problems of some type.

It is important for a man to accept that decreased erectile function is completely normal when he gets older. The lack of erectile function may be more severe in certain men who have heart disease for example or diabetes and it is maybe sensible to get a check up if your erectile dysfunction is more than just mild and check for underlying health conditions that can aggravate the ED.

Realising that the erectile dysfunction is normally perfectly natural and is not something to be ashamed of can be of great importance. The woman can really help a man by being understanding and talking about the problem. An insensitive approach can in fact aggravate the problem and cause the erectile function to worsen and make men avoid sexual intercourse completely making other excuses. The problem must be discussed in order to avoid stress on the bonds of the relationship and possibly causing depression and frustration.

Since 1998 when Viagra was launched the array of erectile dysfunction medication on the market is sufficient to sort out even the most stubborn of erectile dysfunction problems.