Impotence Definition – Causes and Symptoms of Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction), Impotence (Erectile Dysfunction) is the inability to initiate and maintain erections.

Physical causes of more common in older men, while psychological problems are more common in younger men. Progressively increase the age of a man, then the impotence becoming more frequent, although impotence is not part of the aging process but it is a result of diseases that are often found in elderly.

Approximately 50% of men aged 65 years and 75%, 80-year-old man experiencing impotence. In order to erect, the penis requires adequate blood flow. Because it is a disease of blood vessels (eg atherosclerosis) can cause impotence.

Impotence can also occur as a result of a blood clot due to surgery or blood vessels that cause the disruption of arterial blood flow to the penis. [Read more...]