This content was created by Anne Truong MD. This content was uploaded by Anne Truong MD. This is a podcast episode titled "The Truth About ED and Age and Why You Need To Know" (PODCAST) created 2026-01-27. It is a solo episode hosted by Dr. Anne Truong MD, an intimate health specialist and author, speaking directly to a male audience (“Modern Man”) about erectile dysfunction (ED). The episode reviews prevalence of ED across age ranges (data from a 2021 study and population estimates), explains common causes by age (psychogenic and lifestyle factors in younger men; vascular, metabolic, medication-related causes in older men), mentions the IIEF screening questionnaire, and offers prevention/treatment recommendations (diet, sleep, exercise, addressing cardiovascular risk factors), plus resources and paid programs/products promoted by the host (recipes, Mediterranean-diet guidance, Modern Man Club, Get Wood Now program). The host repeatedly encourages men to seek medical evaluation and bloodwork and emphasizes that ED is often reversible.
Questions this episode answers
A 2021 study of about 1,800 US men (ages 20s–80s).
Roughly one in four adult men (about 25%); population survey ranges cited as ~18–50%.
The IIEF five-question test scores from 5 to 25 and categorizes ED severity (mild, moderate, severe).
She states she has treated over 7,000 men with ED.
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This podcast is for you. The Modern Man I'm Dr. Anne Truong, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best selling author of the book Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get started and be sure to visit my website@sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside.
Foreign. Hello there Modern Man. In this episode we're going to talk about how common is ED in your age range and we're going to talk about different age range and talk about how common is it and why. I'm Dr. Antrung. I've treated over 7,000 men with ED. I'm a sexual health specialist physician. So let's dive into this. ED becomes more common with age, but it is present in every age group. Now according to a study that looked at 1800 men, this was done in 2021 and all these men of age range from the 20s to 80s. This is all men in the US so roughly one in four adult men meet criteria for some degree of ED and the prevalence climbs steadily with age and severity. Population survey ranges from about 18 to 50%. So let's talk about different age range. If you're a man and you age range between 18 to 24, around 15 to 20% of you actually have some level of ED. So a substantial portion is more mild and more situational. So we'll discuss about that later. And if you are aged between 35 and 34, roughly 10 to 15% meet ED criteria by the survey. And if you are 35 to 44 it's about 12 to 15%. And if you're 40 to 49 it goes up to about 8 to 22%. But the severity also goes up, meaning you may have moderate to severe ED and that mild is included, but not probably not as much as in the younger population. Now there is a questionnaire that's called the IEF, the International Erectile Dysfunction Test. There's five questions that you can take and score from 5 to 25 and it put you at mild, moderate or severe. You can check it out here at this link here. We'll give that to you. That way you can take the test yourself and find out whether you have mild, moderate or severe ed. This is a standardized test, so it's not coming from me. And if you're a man between 45 to 54 years old, 25% has ED between 55 to 64 about 30, 35% and 60 to 69 roughly about 40 to 55% as well with more severity if you are 6574 years old, around 50% and 75 plus roughly about 50 to 50% more the moderate and severe cases. So ED may be age related but not age inevitable. So a substantial minority of older men retain good erectile function, especially those with fewer cardio metabolic risks, like fewer risks that are for heart attack, which means blood flow issues in younger men. ED is common enough that it's really involving more porn related relationship, lifestyle and psychogenic rather than something that is metabolic. Men struggling to stay hard. Most of the time it comes down to poor blood flow. That's why I put together the Good Morning Wood Smoothie, a nutrient packed blend designed to restore blood flow naturally. My patient often notice improvement in just a few weeks when they take this part of their daily routine. Click the link below to get the recipe and start boosting your blood flow and firmness today. Or go to good morningwood smoothie.com so let's kind of dive into the age range and why do you have this? If you are in the teens and in the 20s, the more common drivers are performance anxiety and relationship stress, low self esteem or trauma or spectatoring. Next is porn and the next reason is smoking, binge drinking, cannabis or other recreational drugs or not to mention sleep deprivation and sedentary lifestyle and also obesity as well. So more of lifestyle factor rather than the issues with decreased blood flow. Now if you're in your 30s again it's a blend of psychogenic and also other organic factors such as stress and work and career load, parenting and also weight gain, early type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, smoking, vaping, excessive alcohol and poor sleep or inactivity. And then medication that are notorious that affect your erection are the antidepressants like the ssri, the antipsychotic, the anti blood pressure medicine and opioid pain medicine as well. And then also low testosterone which is related to obesity and sleep apnea. So if you're in your 40s it's really more now focusing on more vascular causes than psychogenic causes. Like again condition that cause blood flow decrease is high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity. Then also decrease nitric oxide, nitric oxide decrease 50% by time you're 40 years old and of course sleep apnea as well. Now psychogenic factor is in every age group. So during your 50s is more heart disease, more strokes and also type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and high cholesterol. So the end point is that the older you get is more due to medical condition affecting your erection and medication rather than the psychogenic component. Again, if you're in your 60 condition that affect blood flow like I talked about before, less psycho genic but note the older you are, the more severe you the medical conditions are. So ED can be present at any age. It's just that the older you are, you have more a blood flow problem. The younger you are, it's really more of lifestyle such as alcohol inactivity, poor diet, porn, smoking and relationship problem and self esteem. Okay, modern man, if you're struggling with weak erection, low energy, the food you eat could could be the big part of the problem. One of the best research back ways to boost circulation, support healthy testosterone and improve sexual performance is the Mediterranean diet. It's packed with food that open up your blood vessel, lower inflammation and fuel your hormone naturally. I've seen men notice real improvement in both energy and erection within weeks when they shift from to this style of eating. So check out the Mediterranean diet link right here below and get that as soon as you can. Stronger testosterone and better erection. The point here is that the reason why we see more men older that have more ed, not because of age related, it's because when you get older you accumulate more medical condition. So such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol that put you at risk for getting ed. So I hope this makes sense. I know there's a lot information, but the end point is ED is reversible, is treatable. And in this study they also mentioned that men were not seeking help for ED because they didn't think they needed help. But I want to make it a point that when you do have ed, guys, get some blood work, see a doctor because it can be treated, it can be reversed permanently if you address the cause. And sometimes the cause is as easy as hey, sleep better or eat a better diet and lose like 10 pounds. The last thing you want to do is to take that ED pill. Because when you take that ED pill, your natural response to erection is gone and your body don't know what to do. So what the point I'm really passionate for you to know is that ED is reversible. The earlier you start, the easier it is to reverse it. Okay? So I hope you find this valuable. It will mean the world to me if you subscribe and also get notifications. Share this with somebody that you think may benefit from this and let me know in the comment what you Think what you've been doing that has been working for you as well too. Just know that you are not alone. We're here to help and if we can help you, click the link below and apply to see how I can help you get out of ed. If not, also check out our Modern Man Club. It's a safe space for men to get out of ED in a supportive environment of group coaching program. Check it out@noedman.com just know modern man, that you do not have to live with ed. There are alternatives and I will see you in the next episode. Okay Modern man, you are not alone and you don't have to suffer anymore. ED can feel isolating, frustrating and even defeating. The endless guessing, the quiet shame, the weight of not feeling like yourself. It's exhausting. But here's the truth. You are not broken. You are not alone. You don't have to figure this out alone anymore. The Get Wood Now Boost program is your step by step path to sexual confidence and restoration. No more suffering in silence. No more trial and error. Just real solution, real result and the confidence you deserve. It's time to take back your power on your term. Let's get this journey started together. Check out the course@getwoodnow.com I'll see you there.
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