In this solo podcast episode, Dr. Anne Truong, a sexual health physician and author of Erectile Dysfunction Fix, explains what men should do when they discover they have erectile dysfunction (ED). She defines ED as a consistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual satisfaction and clarifies that it involves the entire sexual response cycle—from desire to orgasm. Dr. Truong classifies ED as primarily organic (blood flow, nerves, hormones, medication effects) with a psychogenic component in many cases, noting that over 80% of cases have an organic element and that ED is a strong early warning sign for cardiovascular disease. She introduces the IIEF‑5 questionnaire for severity grading and stresses the importance of professional medical evaluation, including fasting glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, total and free testosterone, and blood pressure checks. Lifestyle change is presented as the cornerstone of reversal: a Mediterranean diet and 30 minutes of moderate exercise 4–5 times per week, smoking cessation, and weight management (BMI < 30). Dr. Truong promotes her premium in‑office “Get Hard Protocol” (stem cells, shockwave, Botox, hormones, lifestyle) for high‑income men willing to invest ~$16,000, and she also advertises the Modern Man Club (NoEDMan.com) and a free checklist at WhatToDoED.com. Throughout, she emphasizes that ED is reversible when addressed early, discourages reliance on pills as a primary solution, and urges listeners to be honest with themselves and seek proper medical care.
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I often get asked what to do when you have ED and what are the treatment. Well, it's a broad term, but I'm going to kind of address that on what to do when you know you have ED.
This podcast is for you, the modern man. I'm Dr. Anne Truong, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and bestselling 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 Visit my website at sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside.
I'm Dr. Anne Truong. I'm a sexual health medical doctor and I've treated over 7,000 men with ED. Let's talk about ED. ED is defined as consistent And recurrent inability to attain and maintain penile erection satisfactory for sexual satisfaction performance. Now, that is the broad term, but what does it involve is that these key qualifiers and distinction in that ED represents an impairment in the arousal phase as well as the desire All the way to orgasm and resolution. All right, it's no longer just whether you get an erection or not. It involves all the way from the brain all the way to the penis. So ED, it's classified as organic. Organic means physical. So mainly physical, it is due to either blood flow, nerve, hormones, or is it medication-induced? It is also classified as psychogenic, Or stress or mental, but majority of ED is actually mixed, a little bit of psychogenic and physical as well. What if everything you've been told about fixing performance issues, it's backward? No pills, no surgery, just a medically proven path to getting your confidence and edge back for good. Discover what thousands of men are doing inside the private brotherhood of the Modern Man Club. Go to NoEDMan.com. I'll see you there. Over 80% of cases have an organic component, most likely due to blood flow or the term vasculogenic. And there is a 5-item International Index of Erectile Dysfunction called IIEF-5. It's a 5-question that you can take that classify your ED as mild, moderate, or severe. You can check it out down below right here in the ED questionnaire. So ED is a warning sign of possible heart disease and even mortality later on. So you need to be evaluated. Don't try to figure it out yourself. Listen guys, if you have a heart attack, would you try to figure it out yourself online and try to treat it?
No.
The good news is, ED can be reversed with lifestyle. Yes, lifestyle. The American Urological Association recommends that men with ED increase more physical activity and improve their diet, which overall will improve their erectile function. So what's the diet you should be on? You should be on the Mediterranean diet. And the physical activity is? 30 minutes, 4 to 5 times a week. That's what you need to be doing. That is what you need to be doing when you have ED. Quick note before we go any further. If you're a high-income man, usually the age between 45 to 85, and you're ready to invest to fix your ED without relying on pills or surgery, I have the Get Hard Protocol, an in-office program where we treat you in Virginia. We combine stem cells, shockwave, Botox, hormones, and lifestyle to help restore natural erection. It's not for everyone. You must be able to travel to Virginia and be comfortable investing around $16,000 for your health. If that's you, pause this video for a moment, click the link down below in the description that says Get ED Breakthrough with Dr. Anne and complete the application. If you're not in that position yet, No problem. Keep enjoying this video and check out our Modern Man Club at NoEDMan.com. When you know you have ED, what do you need to do? I'm going to give you a list. Check out my list here. Go to WhatToDoED.com to get a list of what to do when you have ED. So don't try to figure it out yourself. When you have ED, you know that this is related to your heart, that 45% of men That have ED, 5 years down the road, will have some type of heart attack or cardiovascular disease. And ED, it's associated with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, and low testosterone. So the first thing you should do when you have ED is go get your blood work done, either with your primary care doctor or with a sexual health specialist, and get a detailed history, exam, blood work such as glucose. Which is fasting, your hemoglobin A1C, which is the marker of what your blood sugar is within the last 90 days. And you need to get your lipid profile done or to see your cholesterol, whether you have high cholesterol or not. And you need to get your total and free testosterone done as well, just to screen whether it's hormone, blood sugar problem, high cholesterol. And when you go to the doctor's office, they also can check your blood pressure as well too. And if you have ED, If you're smoking, gotta stop smoking. That's probably including vape as well with the nicotine. And you gotta be honest with yourself.
Are you obese?
Obese is defined as BMI over 30. If you're obese, then you need to exercise. 30 minutes of exercise, 3 to 4 times a week. And get on the Mediterranean diet. So check out the Mediterranean diet down below, or you can go to eatfornoed.com. All right? Okay, modern man, if you're struggling with weak erection, low energy, the food you eat Could be the big part of the problem. One of the best research-backed 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 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. It is that simple, guys. It is. According to a study, they found that diet and exercise can actually reverse ED even in men that already failed Viagra and Cialis. So you need to know that ED is reversible. You need to start it early, and the earlier you start, the more the improvement that you see. You don't want to take an ED medication because when you take an ED medication, you're not going to treat the cause of your ED, and you're going to give mixed messenger to your body that says, hey, I want to have sexual intercourse, I need to have some type of medication on board. You don't want to do that. You want to use your own natural instinct, your natural network to get an erection instead of with medications. Again, this checklist that I made especially for you, what to do when you have ED, go to this URL, whattodoed.com, to get this checklist. Don't wait until Viagra or Cialis stop working for you. But you know you have ED, be honest with yourself. And use this checklist, guys. It is reversible. You don't have to live with ED. Now, if you wait for a decade or 5 years, or if you wait until you take medication and it doesn't work, then it'll be harder to reverse. It's like a car. If your car has problems and you bring it to the mechanic and you fix it, it's easier to fix. But if you wait until it breaks down the road and you bring it to the mechanic, it may not be able to get fixed, right? So the earlier you start, the better. And you can start with just a Mediterranean diet. I have the Mediterranean diet for you. And you just start with movement, just 30 minutes every other day. Even just me walking up and down the stairs, walking around the parking lot, or just running in place. Just get moving.
All right?
I hope you find this helpful. Again, if you want that checklist, go to whattodued.com. What to do, ED. And just know you are not alone. You don't have to suffer in silence and that ED is reversible. Check out the link and I will see you in the next episode.
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