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Difficulty Maintaining Erection. Done Hormonal Tests. Serious?

I suffer from a problem in maintenance of my erection a period ago i m 28 years old male ..not married ..not smoker or alcoholic ...i had sex since i was 21 and it was so normal with different partners ..then i stopped having sex when i was 25 for 2 years ..i was masturbating once daily and then last year i had sex again but i felt prb occured many times that i fail to maintain my erection hard ..sometimes i lose my erection before intercourse..and full erection occurs for a very short time i made hormonal labs and the results were F.S.H =1.2 ( normal range 0.95 to11.95 ) L.H = 2.04 ( normal range 1.14 to 8.75 ) Estradiol = 18 ( normal range up to 52 ) prolactin = 15 ( normal range 2.1 to 17.7 ) Testosterone = 1.44 ( normal range 1.3 to 7.7 ) free Testosterone = 5.0 ( normal range 4.3 to 30.4 ) i dun know how to get over this prb and if it serious ? and do i need more investigations ?
Mon, 19 Nov 2012
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Urologist 's  Response
Hi,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
The tests are within the normal range. No more tests are needed.
Occasional loss of erection and varying erection strengths can occur even in a normal person.
Treatment is needed only when the erection is NOT strong enough for penetration.
Regards
DR GS
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Difficulty Maintaining Erection. Done Hormonal Tests. Serious?

Hi, Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query. The tests are within the normal range. No more tests are needed. Occasional loss of erection and varying erection strengths can occur even in a normal person. Treatment is needed only when the erection is NOT strong enough for penetration. Regards DR GS