ERECTION DISORDERS IN MEN IN INCREASE

And for many of these men, it is not a distant memory or a vague experience of youth, as they are more than one in three to admit having experienced a form of desire disorders or erection in the last 12 months. The most common form is the lack of firmness during the report.

A screen addiction related to this drop in libido

Several factors explain this rise, such as age, stress or place of residence (Parisians more affected than rural) in particular. But, for the first time and in tune with the evolution of morals, this study also shows that the addiction to screens can have an impact on the male libido, especially for those under 35 (33% to have erectile problems ), especially for those who watch pornographic videos, social networks, information apps or movies and TV shows on a daily basis.

"Being caught up in the highly addictive content on their screens, young people would have less physical interest in their partner to the point of relaying sex in the background," says Francois Kraus, director of the cluster "Gender, sexuality and sexual health" at Ifop.

A phallocentric vision of sexual pleasure

However, even in 2019, these disorders generate complexes in men, who have "a very phallocentric vision of sexual pleasure". According to the study, the men concerned are not always willing to talk about these disorders, either to their partner or to a health professional. Only a quarter of the men involved have already spoken to someone.

One in three men (33%) admit to having already given their spouse a false excuse to hide a sexual problem, physical fatigue being by far the most advanced argument. Moreover, the figures show that men with erectile dysfunction are twice as likely to be complexed by the size of their sex. According to the study, men still maintain an archaic conception of male sexual pleasure: 56% of men - and up to 64% of those under 30 - believe that "sexual intercourse must involve penetration to be fully satisfactory. ".

To regain desire, most men make the factory work with fantasies.

But the under-30s resort more to psycho-active products such as Viagra, the high amount of alcohol, or drugs and aphrodisiac products.