Erictal Disfunction

Were you looking for information about Erectile Dysfunction? Erictal disfunction is a common misspelling of erectile dysfunction.
 
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is characterized by a total inability to achieve erection for sexual intercourse, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency to sustain only brief erections. While an estimated 15 million to 30 million American men experience this condition, the broad variations make it difficult to define ED or estimate its incidence.
 
In older men, erectile dysfunction is typically caused by something physical like disease, injury, or side effects of medications; however, any disorder that causes injury to the nerves or impairs blood flow in the penis could cause it. ED is generally treated through psychotherapy; drug therapy; vacuum devices; surgery; or lifestyle changes like losing weight, quitting smoking, and exercising more.
 
(Click Erectile Dysfunction for more information about this condition, including a detailed explanation of the events that produce an erection and how anything that disrupts these events can cause erectile dysfunction. You can also click any of the links in the box to the right for specific information.)
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD