What the experts say about impotence and erectile dysfunction
Dr. Mike Kirby - medical adviser
"I recognise it's not easy to talk about personal problems. I know that people often feel very self-conscious about coming to me with their difficulty. What they don't realise is that I have spoken to dozens of men in the same situation. So I try and put people at ease and reassure them as soon as I can."
Sexual Dysfunction Association
"The awareness and understanding of erectile dysfunction has advanced dramatically in the last few years, both in the public and healthcare arena. Men who are experiencing erection problems now have the opportunity to do something about their condition and should not suffer in silence. There is no need for men to feel ashamed of this condition and they should feel every confidence they can find a solution."
Men's Health Forum
"Men are entitled to the highest possible level of health and well-being. This is about much more than the absence or treatment of disease – the Forum concurs with the World Health Organisation's view that 'health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being'. Men should be enabled and encouraged to take better care of their own health and to make appropriate use of health services."
The World Health Organisation
"Men must be encouraged to take symptoms more seriously and seek professional support and advice sooner than they have done in the past. In turn, this will require the availability of services that are suitable for, and sensitive to, the health needs of men."
World Congress on Men's Health
"Because men utilise relatively few health services, any encounter a clinician does have with a man may be the only opportunity for assessment and intervention that any health professional might have with him for a long time. The task of responding to the crisis in men's health is enormous and involves nothing less than redefining masculinity."