Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Low Testosterone Can Show Up as Early ED

28 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Low testosterone can cause early erectile dysfunction, affecting both desire and performance. Dr. Anne Truong recommends blood work to check testosterone, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels. About 50% of men over 50 and 60% of men over 60 experience ED.

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Because when your testosterone level is low, it can show up as early ED or mild ED. So testosterone for a man is important for your libido and also your erection as well. To get your blood work done to evaluate. Maybe you're having ED because you have high blood sugar or you have high cholesterol, because all those contribute to ED. And then you need to look at your age, because 50% of men over 50 have ED, or 60% of men over 60 have ED as well. So the older you are, likely chance you're gonna get ED.