A good doctor can help men to open up about erectile dysfunction

Pfizer have released the results of another one of their extensive studies into erectile dysfunction and the results show that over 1/3 of men in Australia say that they are uncomfortable talking to their doctor about impotence. The study called the Pfizer Health Report also concluded that almost 80 percent of men had some sort of medical problem but despite this many of them kept things all bottled up.

Dr Rosie King who works at the Sydney Centre for Sexual and Relationship Therapy said that because men were reluctant to talk to their doctors about erectile dysfunction they could end up with more severe health problems. Ukmedix News has published plenty of research which shows that erectile dysfunction is often an early warning signal of serious health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease or diabetes.

In countries which place a big emphasis on being macho, men find it much more difficult to open up and talk about sexual issues with their doctor and even more so if their doctor is a woman. Probably the two countries which produce men who are most reluctant to talk about erectile dysfunction are Italy and Australia.

This recent Pfizer Health Report showed that only 44 percent of Australian men said that they would definitely speak to a doctor if they were suffering from erectile dysfunction, and 63 percent of those men who said that they would not speak to a doctor said that they wouldn't do so because they would be too embarrassed. 

A good doctor however can help men to open up about erectile dysfunction using euphemisms and by relaxing the patient. With 85 percent of men saying that they would happily take medication such as Viagra, Cialis or Levitra to help with sexual problems, it definitely pays for doctors to be trained in recognizing the visual symptoms of embarrassment and a reluctance to talk about impotence.

At Ukmedix it is possible to have an online erectile dysfunction consultation which helps certain man to open up about any sexual problems they are having without having to make embarrassing eye contact with the doctor. We have seen how many men go to doctors but fail to pluck up the courage to broach the subject when face to face.