“Viagra stories”: challenging ‘erectile dysfunction’

Discussing the sexual consequences of treatment in radiotherapy and urology consultations with couples affected by prostate cancer

“…Meanwhile other data indicates that many men aged in their 70s and 80s continue to engage in sexual activity as long as they have access to a willing partner or other forms of stimulation [23]. The data from the present study indicates that despite evidence of conceptualising sexual activity to be constitute significantly more than erectile function [24], there may only be very limited opportunities for men and their partners to discuss the specific impact of prostate cancer and its treatments on sexual functioning within the context of prostate cancer followup clinics.…”

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and the sexual behavior of elderly people presenting to health examination centers in Korea

“…But it has been reported that the frequency of STIs has been increasing in the elderly and it was emphasized that new measures to prevent and to manage STIs in this population were necessary [2,14,15]. The development of medicines against erectile dysfunction has improved the quality of life of elderly people [16]. These medicines have increased sexual activity in elderly people and this, combined with the infrequent use of condoms, may contribute to an increased risk of STIs [17].…”

Masculinities

“…Defined medically as "the persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance" (Lizza and Rosen 1999), ED treatments have both captured the popular imagination, and been critiqued as an over-medicalization of a complexly bio-social experience. Critics argue that ED treatments promote particular social norms of health, sexuality and masculinity as biological facts, casting "satisfactory" sex as a cross-cultural universal requiring a hard penis, and a "naturally" never-ending desire to sexually penetrate (Loe 2004;Potts et al 2004).…”