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by Starpal on February 12th, 2005

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Around what age do men lose the ability to have an erection?

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  • by breadmanpaul on February 15th, 2005

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    When answering a question one should, first of all, determine what a question asks. In this case, it asks, "Around what AGE...?" Second, it's important to recognize what is NOT being asked. In this case, the question does NOT inquire as to WHY men loose the ability.... Third, to be thorough, one should look for underlying issues. In this case, that older men are more likely to loose the ability to have an erection than are younger men.

    The question asks, at what age. As it turns out, the ability or inability to have an erection is not dependent on age. Therefore, there is no age at which men loose the ability to have an erection. I could stop here and I would have very adequately answered the question.

    However, to address the underlying issue -- There are MANY causes of impotence; none of them are age. However, the longer a man lives, the more likely he is to suffer one of the MANY causing factors of erectile dysfunction. One of those MANY factors is clogging of the arteries by excess low density cholesterol. Because cholesterol tends to build up over time, the older a man is, the more likely he is to suffer with this problem. A man who becomes impotent due to clogged arteries may do so at any age, it's just more likely to happen in older men than in younger.

    My answer is not an attempt to explain ALL of the reasons for erectile dysfunction. Remember, that wasn't the question. Rather my answer attempts to address the direct question as well as the underlying issue evident in the question. Age is not the operative factor in erectile dysfunction, rather health and diet are the operative factors. One should note that erectile dysfunction can also be caused at any age by injury. Such injuries are rare. Nonetheless, the longer one lives, the greater the opportunity one has to suffer such an injury. But understand, it's not the age attained, but rather the injury sustained.

    If a man does watch his diet and is careful about general health, there is no reason a man could not continue to have erections and father children regardless of his age.

    It is not an over-simplification to answer a question and provide an example or two. There is no need to attempt to cover every possibly explanation for something that wasn't even asked.

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    • That's correct

      Dar Gentz

      by Dar Gentz on April 9th, 2005

    • Actually many medical causes exist for ED including medications being taken(for conditions such as depression) and even things like pinched nerves that cause sciatica. Attributing it to diet and 'general health' (whatever that means) alone is a gross over-simplification.

      yoho05 reminds you to DYOH

      by yoho05 reminds you to DYOH on May 29th, 2007

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