Re: He can't maintain erection
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:21:57 -0600 (CST)
There are many reasons for impotence. He needs to see a urologist to
review his medical history.
At Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Trish wrote:
>
>my boyfriend can't maintain an erection. We've been best friends before
>we started dating and I know that the problem is independent of me. He
>thinks it's because he smokes compulsively and he quit for a long while,
>but that changed nothing. I smoke heavely too, if smoking is the cause
>of his problems should I have similar difficulties while having sex? And
>if it isn't the smoking, what could it be? We are both in our early
>20's. He sometimes takes Viagra, and I'm sure that's not good for him
>at such an early age,I've tried stopping him from doing that; but
>sometimes he will take a pill. He also started on the Viagra quite
>before he and I became intimate... could that be a cause of his
>problem?
--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
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