Medical History
Your doctor will ask general questions about your health, as well as specific questions about your erection problems and your relationship with your partner. Bring a list of all the medications you take, or bring them with you to show to your doctor. Tell your doctor about any surgery you have had.
Your doctor will ask about habits like alcohol use, smoking, and exercise.
Your doctor might ask you questions like
- How do you rate your confidence that you can get and keep an erection?
- When you have erections with sexual stimulation, how often are your erections hard enough for penetration?
- During sexual intercourse, how often are you able to maintain your erection after you have penetrated (entered) your partner?
- When you attempt sexual intercourse, how often is it satisfactory for you?
- How would you rate your level of sexual desire?
- How often are you able to reach climax and have an ejaculation?
- Do you have an erection when you wake up in the morning?
The answers to these questions will help your doctor understand the problem.
Physical Exam
A physical exam can help your doctor find the cause of your ED. As part of the exam, the doctor will examine your testes and penis, take your blood pressure, and check your reflexes. A blood sample will be taken to test for diabetes, cholesterol level, and other conditions that may be associated with ED.
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse