Impotence in the elderly. Evaluation of erectile failure in men older than seventy years of age. Jefferson Sexual Function Center.

A total of 102 patients over seventy years of age were evaluated in a multidisciplinary center for erectile dysfunction. The primary diagnosis was organic in 80 percent, but there were multiple associated factors. Erectile failure had persisted more than twenty-four months in 84 percent and the last successful intercourse was over one year prior to evaluation in 68 percent. There appears to be distinct differences in the pattern and etiology of erectile failure in elderly patients.