Sexuality: when the breakdown occurs
Again, differences in attitudes between generations are quite obvious. Certainly, the risk of erectile dysfunction is more common from 50 years, but is not non-existent in young men. 7% of women under the age of 35 admit having already known a partner facing this problem.
"We notice, says Marie-Hélène Colson, that in this situation, the reaction of women is different according to the age group, even if it is still benevolent.And between 55 and 64, a sexual breakdown takes more than importance because the couple often goes through a period of questioning, sometimes crisis, where we also see health concerns. In older men, it is the aging that is involved in erectile dysfunction, the youngest is especially stress.
It is women who push their partner to consult, certainly because they are more used to it. But this approach is still difficult to undertake for men. A problem of erection is still a taboo subject and between the first breakdown and the care, it can sometimes happen more than two years.
