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Welcome to the 2nd step towards dealing with ED,
Get Checked

Your doctor will ask you questions about your general health and how ED is affecting you physically and psychologically. Up to 80% of ED is caused by an underlying physical condition, so your doctor may want to carry out some checks, such as:

• Your GP may want to review the medicines you are currently taking.
  ED may be caused by the side effects of some medications so your doctor will want to ensure that your ED is not due to this.
  
• Your GP may check your blood pressure.
  High blood pressure is linked to heart disease and diabetes, both of which are known to be causes of ED.
  
• Your GP may take a blood or urine test to check sugar levels.
  If your sugar levels are raised, you may need additional tests to check for diabetes.
  
• Your GP may take a blood test to check your cholesterol levels.
  ED may be due to problems with your blood vessels (sometimes known as “hardening of the arteries”). Because raised cholesterol can make this problem worse, your doctor may check your blood cholesterol level and if it is too high advise you on how to bring it down.
  
• Your GP may perform a blood test to check the testosterone levels in your body.
  Low levels of this hormone could affect your sex drive and general health.

Complete these optional questions to help you to work out if you may have ED.

The questions are taken from the Sexual Health Inventory For Men Questionnaire. This is a validated questionnaire used by doctors. It asks basic questions about your erectile function over the past 6 months. Each question has several responses and you should choose the one that best describes your own situation. When you have answered the entire questionnaire click SUBMIT.

Once completed, you can print the results of your test. You may want to bring it with you to show your doctor when you go to to see him or her.

Please note:
The result of this test is NOT a definitive diagnosis. The test cannot replace assessment by your doctor. If you are worried that you may have ED, you should contact your doctor for advice regardless of the result you get on the test.

ED Test

Over the past six months	Select the most appropriate response
How do you rate your confidence that you could get and keep an erection?	Very low	low	Moderate	High	Very High
When you had erections with sexual stimulation, how often were your erections hard enough for penetration?	Almost never or never	Much less than half the time	About half the time	Much more than half the time	Almost always or always
During sexual intercourse, how often were you able to maintain your erection after you had penetrated (entered) your partner?	Almost never or never	Much less than half the time	About half the time	Much more than half the time	Almost always or always
During sexual intercourse, how difficult was it to maintain your erection to the completion of intercourse?	Extremely difficult	Very difficult	Difficult	Slightly difficult	Not difficult
When you attempted sexual intercourse, how often was it satisfactory for you?	Almost never or never	Much less than half the time	About half the time	Much more than half the time	Almost always or always
					Submit