In many men, sexual myths contribute to normal middle-age erection balkiness and to more serious erectile dysfunction (ED). Here are the most erection-deflating myths—and the truth about these issues: Myth: Erection is something men “achieve.”…

Most men have no idea that at some point after 40, and usually by 50, their erections start to change. The same men who, from their teen years into their forties, could raise firm erections…

After 40, medication use becomes quite common. Three drugs are notorious for causing sex problems: alcohol, antidepressants, and blood pressure medications (antihypertensives). But they are just the tip of the iceberg of drug-induced sexual side…

In March 1998 when Viagra was first approved, Maryland anesthesiologist Ken Haslam, M.D. (Cal B.S. 1956) was 64, single, and dating. “I was meeting lots of women. It was exciting. And for me, new relationships…

Most men over 40 don’t have erectile dysfunction, but their erections change. Between age 40 and 50, most men notice that their erections aren’t what they used to be. They no longer rise spontaneously from…

Here are some fast fixes for the 25% of users who experience condom-linked erection trouble. Depending on the study, 18 to 36 percent of condom users—roughly one-quarter—report condom-associated erection loss, usually difficulties maintaining firmness once…

We live in a sexual culture focused on intercourse. To many Americans “sex,” means intercourse—with the man able to raise and maintain a firm erection and the woman’s vagina naturally well-lubricated enough for comfortable accommodation…

Viagra is not the only way men can firm up fading erections Mention erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment and most people say Viagra. And no wonder. Since its 1998 approval, Viagra has become one of the…

All the press about the sexuality of older men focuses on erection problems, and the drugs now available to treat them. But another equally important issue has received almost no attention—the problems men over 40…

In a magazine survey some years ago, 1,000 men were asked about their size. Almost every respondent said he was “too small” and wished he were larger. “Men are obsessed with penis size,” says Palo…