Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

ED is a Signal, Not Just a Symptom. #erectiledysfunction #healthwarning #rootcause #viagra

18 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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A short video by Anne Truong MD arguing that erectile dysfunction (ED) should be seen as a clinical signal of underlying health problems (hormonal imbalance, blood sugar issues, cardiovascular disease, inflammation) rather than merely a symptom to be masked by medications like Viagra or Cialis. The speaker warns that treating only symptoms can allow the root cause to worsen, requiring higher doses or losing efficacy over time.

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ED is not just a symptom. It's a signal. Blood work revealed the root cause, which is due to hormones or blood sugar or heart health or inflammation, or just. It is a warning sign your body is not doing well. So if you only treat the symptoms, which is like taking Viagra or Cialis, the problem still exists. It will only get worse over time. It will all come back. Because what you notice if you don't treat the root cause is that over time, you're gonna see your medication, your dose, go higher, or that you need to take it more often, or that it just doesn't work and.