Ukmedix has been looking at research conducted in the United States that shows that men of the age of 35 and more are often ignorant to the fact that high blood pressure, cholesterol problems and diabetes can be linked with a higher incidence of erectile dysfunction. For example 82% of men who had high blood pressure had no idea that it placed them in a higher category for erectile dysfuncton than those men who had normal blood pressure. The figure was even higher for those with high cholesterol with 86% admitting their ignorannce that the two medical problems were connected. Diabetes sufferers didn't fare much much better with 73% saying that they didn't know that the condition had impotence implications.

Erectile dysfunction experts being concious of the fact that men find it difficult to talk about impotence say that using these three health conditions to get the conversations on erectile function started can be very useful and encourage men to open up about the erectile dysfunction problem. It may also encourage men to be more concious of what they eat and to exercise and live more healthily.

The survey also looked at whether doctors were fully concious of the link between the three conditions and erectile dysfunction and while all doctors knew of the diabetes link not all were aware of the cholesterol and hypertension problems. Erectile dysfunction drug manufacturers are seeking to educate the public with erectile dysfunction facts hoping to make them fully concious of what they can do to address an impotence problem. It has been noted that if a man is more aware of what is causing his erectile dysfunction his visit to a doctor will not be so traumatic and worrying.

Erectile dysfunction affects around 150 million men in the world and due to embarassement many men do not get treatment for it and they are unware that in the vast majority of cases it is really easy to treat. At the age of over 40 as many as 50% of men begin to experience the lessening of sexual function and by the age of 50 this figure begins to increase. Being healthy is essential for maintaining good sexual function and mild erectile dysfunction may be cured by a change in unhealthy lifestyle and a better exercise regime.