Erectile Dysfunction: Here’s All You Need to Know

ED was thought to affect only older men, but recent studies show that younger men also suffer from it.

Shubh Mangal Savdhan releases this week. The promos have everyone guffawing, passing snide remarks and sniggering. In the film, the protagonist (Ayushmann Khurrana) suffers from Erectile Dysfunction (ED) which threatens to sabotage his wedding. Despite all the laughs it has given us, it has also opened up a much-needed conversation about men’s sexual health issues.

In a country where any mention of penis, phallus, that-thing-between-the-legs takes place only in the context of sexual innuendos and boastful size comparisons, it’s difficult for men to have an open conversation about Erectile Dysfunction.

But ED is real and so is ignorance surrounding the subject.

So let’s decode the REAL health issues behind this very REAL health problem.