What Is Erectile Dysfunction?

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Your penis is pretty much a blood balloon. To maintain an erection, the veins have to contract. If they start to fur up because you've got heart disease or if you're born with an issue it can cause erectile dysfunction. The biggest causes of things like this are like diabetes and high cholesterol. So that's why I always tell patients or telling people in general: 'If you're not getting decent erections, please go and see your GP'

In this episode, Hannah is joined by Dr Anand Patel, who is a doctor specialising in sexual function. Anand discusses his experience as a biology teacher and with teaching sex ed in school as well as why it’s important for more GPs to have training around sexual health. He and Hannah talk about men’s and people with penises’ sexual function, from early ejaculation to delayed ejaculation and the physical and psychological causes of erectile dysfunction. Finally, Hannah and Anand discuss Viagra, performance anxiety, and some “dick housekeeping”.

✨MORE ABOUT DR ANAND PATEL✨
I’m a doctor specialising in sexual function, working with health care professionals and the public to challenge views, reduce embarrassment and improve understanding.

I’m a GP based in inner London and work at the Centre for Men’s Health on Harley Street treating sexual dysfunction and testosterone deficiency. I am a committee member of the British Society for Sexual Medicine and secretary to the Primary Care Testosterone Advisory Group. I’ve decoded sexual desires on Channel 5’s My Secret Sex Fantasy and most recently I co-host The Pleasure Podcast with Naomi Sheldon, focusing on sex, relationships and intimacy.

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