Shocking Facts About ED Doctors Never Share

28 Oct 2025 · 13 min
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28 Oct 2025 · 13 min

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Dr. Anne Truong explains five overlooked ED facts: it can precede heart disease by 5-7 years and double heart-attack risk, pelvic floor dysfunction affects erections, venous leak causes medication failure, cycling can compress nerves (91% of cyclists report perineal numbness), and morning erections are a diagnostic tool for physical versus psychological ED.

Questions this episode answers

Over 7,000 men with ED.

Five to seven years before a heart attack.

Penile arteries: about 1–2 millimeters; heart arteries: about 3–4 millimeters.

1–2% of men under 25; 10–20% of men over 60.

Up to 91% of cyclists experience perineal numbness; long-distance cyclists have about 19% incidence of ED.

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