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Condition

Erectile dysfunction

Difficulty getting or keeping an erection, which can also be an early sign of cardiovascular disease.

See a clinician

Some causes of erectile dysfunction need medical care, not self-treatment. Seek help for any of these:

  • New ED can signal heart or vascular disease or diabetes — worth a medical check.
  • An erection lasting over 4 hours (priapism) is an emergency.

What may help

Remedies studied for erectile dysfunction, ranked by strength of evidence.

No graded remedies recorded yet.

Difficulty getting or keeping an erection, which can also be an early sign of cardiovascular disease. This is a reference stub — evidence-graded remedies for it are not yet curated here.

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