Erectile Dysfunction-A Demographic Study in North Bengal Medical College

In the present chaotic and stressful life, increased medical problems, coupled with changes in our social and cultural ethos, cases of Erectile Dysfunction are steadily increasing and being reported. Though it may be just the tip of the iceberg, the female partner has started complaining of inadequate sexual gratification by her male partner. In the present study, the subjects were connected with various sexual crimes, brought by the Police for Certification of Potency as per the order of the Ld. Courts. Though it may not be an ideal random sampling of the population, the finding on initial examination, that 9.20% of the subjects were being suspected to be Impotent, was alarming none the less, thus what encouraged us to go for a detail study with laboratory evaluation. After detailed evaluation, only 3.34% was declared to be suffering from Erectile Dysfunction, which is still in contrast to studies abroad by various authors where the prevalence is higher (>10%).