48.5 % of men with erectile dysfunction suffer from the symptoms for a year before going to a specialist, according to a poll conducted by Bayer amongst doctors, pharmaceutics and men with or without this illness. (Related topics: urologist in Manhattan)
The results showed that more than 90% of men consider that sexual health is really important for health in general. However, erectile dysfunction is undertreated and underdiagnosed. In fact, the study showed that 80% of men would be thankful if any doctor would ask for his sexual health so they don’t have to bring it up on their own.
Also, between the men without ED, the idea of supporting couples shows to be well accepted, although almost a third of the men with ED considers that it is a personal problem and that just the man himself can solve it. On the other hand, 65.2 % of men who have suffered an episode of ED claim that their principal source of information is the internet, while 24.9% of the affected men only consider the option of visiting the doctor.
Experts have informed that having a healthy lifestyle helps to reduce the possibilities of suffering from ED. That’s the reason why they have pointed at the necessity of taking care of your diet, doing exercise, avoiding tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, as well as reducing the levels of stress. All of these are key factors to improve the sexual health of all the affected men and are directly related to their overall health.
Furthermore, experts have outlined the importance of finding the tools to normalize this pathology in society and increasing the rate of the diagnosis to initiate the adequate treatment right on time. According to the poll, 89% of doctors are aware that their patients would appreciate being asked more often about their sexual health, which is why it could be positive that health professionals add an erectile dysfunction question during the standard interview with their patients. Also, to the expert eye, evaluating the clinic history from a sexual health point of view could detect other health problems, being the ED a sentinel symptom of other pathologies. Additionally, reducing the time before the first visit to the doctor could have a positive and significant impact on the sexual and overall health of men.
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