I ask this because an nsfw blog I follow on tumbr (not linking for opsec) in their bio explains how they have ED, and wow I was surprised they were so open about it, given that men with the condition are often the butt of rude jokes. Anyway every like 3rd or 4th commercial on tv is for ED meds. So I’m wondering if this is still a problem for older or sick men, or are younger guys also experiencing symptoms?
Please no jokes about the condition or belittling those that have it and are problemed by it. Yeah yeah volcel police.
Nobody’s mentioning the airborne elephant in the restaurant:
If you’re suddenly experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED), it might be connected to something you wouldn’t necessarily expect — a recent COVID-19 infection.
Studies show that COVID-19 may increase your risk of ED or worsen the condition if you’re already dealing with an inability to get or maintain an erection.
Vascular effects. Erections are powered by blood flow to the penis. COVID-19 can cause cell damage in blood vessels that restricts blood flow and reduces erections, says Dr. Berglund. (Inflammation caused by COVID-19 is also a contributing factor.)
Overall health. ED is often a symptom of an underlying health issue, like heart disease or diabetes. COVID-19 can worsen those issues and weaken your erection. “It can be a sign of something more serious going on, particularly in young and healthy people who abruptly develop ED after having COVID-19,” notes Dr. Berglund.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/yes-covid-19-can-cause-erectile-dysfunction
I have no knowledge about whether ED is more common nowadays or not but there is this
Good catch, that’s good to know.
Need an academic paper testing the relationship between covid-induced ED and gooning asap
Tbh I think sometimes about how fucked the medical testing landscape is going to be if a bunch of people are walking around with undiagnosed damage from covid
The problem is obviously multifaceted, but I will never not believe that the excision of the primary erogenous tissue of the penis in a procedure explicitly designed by Victorians to dull sexual sensation and pleasure is not a contributing factor.
spoiler
Danish epidemiologist Morten Frisch describes the tremendous backlash and denial he received for publishing data on the issue of circumcision and sexual function. Data of the same quality from the same survey on sexual health had been published without issue for years, but as soon as he requested that circumcision status be added to the questionnaire everybody lost their minds, because most circumcised men are incapable of reacting unemotionally to the proposition.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
also depresion affects more than you think
Depression as well as alcohol/drug use and probably vitamin deficiency (lack of Vitamin D for example has been linked to erectile dysfunction)
At the risk of sounding like an MRA, life is rough for young men at the moment the same way it is for anyone else.
its in the same field as the expansion of gambling/alcohol/weed imo, very cheap drugs to sell and built off common miseries and anxieties. at some level there’s a problem but it’s immiseration and alienation more than clinical
personally, i think it’s a phenomenon that has been around for a lot longer than many want to admit. there is no shortage of anecdotes throughout the historical record of aphrodisiacs to assist male potency.
the prescription pharmacology is new, of course, and i never really thought about it until some guy i knew told me he used them recreationally in his late 20s. he was in probably peak physical condition, cardio wise, but the mind-body boundary for arousal and the associated physical response is not 1-to-1 so he would take them with new partners to “impress” them, not disclosing that he was taking it.
i think the introduction of prescription pharmacology has brought the unprecedented and cruel power of marketing to create a bonanza on the foundation of mens’ insecurities and self-understanding of their masculinity.
like how much baggage do we need to carry about our boners making us men? its like telling a woman she’s not feminine unless she’s actively lactating for a baby. or even more analogous, if she can’t get lubricated as she wants as fast as she wants.
every guy has experienced the loss of an erection, but i fear we internalize that far too much as a sign of our inferiority (rather than as a common, unremarkable event) and the sales pitch of pharma is all too happy to capitalize on that with a well timed shot at the jugular.
personally, i try to conceptualize my worth as a man and even a man presenting, masculine sexual partner as something more than what my penis does at any moment. and if my fellow participant can’t get down with that, that is their shortcoming and I wont be accomodating it for them.
My rough understanding (from cumtown/stav so take it with a grain of salt lol) is that the meds became more accessible to cater to boomer men (a huge demo with ED) and now that it’s fairly readily available with minimal screening, it can be accessed by the recreational market. Not to understate the benefits for people with ED, but for a recreational user it can help with other “less-physical” sexual performance issues (confidence, stamina, etc), as well as those with cardio issues which prevent arousal.
I understand the latter bit to be somewhat of a public health sticky wicket, since it could exacerbate underlying cardio issues that go undetected due to the more lax prescription process. That’s probably mitigated by age/health of rec users (compared to a boomer), but, like any drug, is cause for moderation and safe use.
I don’t know any rec users in my age demographic, but i could see messing around with it as a 20something lol (not that I’d have anything to do besides play ring toss with the fellas)
Well it’s nice it’s unregulated I guess for people to get it easy without the stigma.
It’s a common side effect of stimulants and antidepressants. I wouldn’t be surprised if this has played some sort of role especially in young men as more people seek meds to cope with alienation and a labor system that their brains aren’t adapted to. I personally have the issue bc of my stimulants and cialis has been a huge help 👍
Another cause is probably porn addiction. I know that this can cause issues getting it up but I don’t know any details on how common it is. Probably on the rise is my guess but this is vibes based.
Another cause is probably porn addiction. I know that this can cause issues getting it up but I don’t know any details on how common it is. Probably on the rise is my guess but this is vibes based.
Yeah I knew about ed issues with meds and addiction, so your theory sounds about right. I’ve heard people muse on if getting off to harder and harder porn desensitizes the brain and makes you not respond to normal stimuli like titillating images of women, but like you said most of the study around porn and the brain is vibes based and sadly dominated by the chud manosphere.
Another issue with anti-depressants is that it can also cause men to, once they come off them, to basically have premature ejaculation or make it too easy to do so. Others have the opposite, they take too long.
I get that a lot from my prozac I take for ocd, some days it’s a crapshoot and I have to work for like over an hour with breaks to cum, then other days, oops it’s all cumming too quick! I’d imagine if I had a partner he or she would be like make up your damn mind.
Funny enough I’m on the meds that are supposed to make it worse but my depression and anxiety was so bad I would get in my own head as soon and kill my erection before aex could happen.
Now that I’m on the pills i don’t have that problem. I figured it would make it worse
Can’t talk about ED meds without old Bob Dole.
To engage with it seriously:
As a middle-aged man with middle-aged male friends, we’ve never really discussed it. I haven’t had any need for them, but a buddy of mine in his late 30’s goes down to Mexico to buy his pharmaceuticals periodically and they always just put a sample pack in his bag without even asking. I think there’s a big recreational market.To tag on to what others have said (I’ve wondered the same as you) there are apparently recreational benefits, not least of which it may allow you to “go again” sooner than without. Add in the medications angle, bad ultra-processed food, and the ever looming spectre of microplastics and endocrine disrupters saturating the environment, and there’s probably a large slice of people out there who could use some chemical assistance.
I’ve thought about taking it myself to help with masturbation but knowing my luck I’d get a boner going that wouldn’t go down and be rushed to the hospital lmao
Honestly probably not an idle worry there haha.
I’ve been hearing about the rise of ED in young men for at least the last 10 years, and early on the cause was always because porn is evil and giving men unrealistic standards, or just they jerk off way too much. Haven’t kept up, hasn’t ever been a problem for me or any penis-having friends i know of either. I’m kind of useless here in this discussion, but the conversations i saw around it always felt like right wing “we need to stop porn and make women fuck us more” type shit.
Yeah it’s sad most of men’s issues have a right wing chud bent that stain them.
hasn’t ever been a problem for me or any penis-having friends i know of either.
I don’t think people like to talk about. Even admitting it to their doctors is a major hurdle for most people
My long COVID energy crashes definitely kill my libido. I don’t think it’s a physical problem but the desire is just not there when I’m feeling down, which is often.
I don’t know for sure but looking around at the dwindling social connections and creeping abundance of AI goonslop, it would not surprise me
