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The Little Book of Impotence by Paul Whitby

Author Profile Paul Whitby is 47 years old, married with three children, and lives in Wiltshire. He is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and for the last 17 years he has worked for the NHS. Before that he had quite a varied career as a Psychiatric Nurse, a carpenter's mate, a window cleaner, a postman, a clerical officer, an archaeological digger and a general labourer. As a clinical psychologist, he deals mostly with people over 65 but he has also spent some time with younger adults and with the physically ill. He has written a number of articles for professional journals and he teaches Sexuality and Aging at the Universities of Bristol, Southampton and Exeter. His students are all clinical psychology trainees. With an interest in matters of sexuality that goes back many years, he has found a particular challenge developing his speciality in fields where many people consider the whole topic to be an irrelevance, for example, in older age and with physical illness or disability. Paul's other interests are brain injury and memory rehabilitation, the relationships of couples when one begins to dement, and the cognitive-behavioural treatment of depression.
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Synopsis: Title: The Little Book of Impotence Category: Non-fiction Author: Paul Whitby Warning! This book is a serious study about the problems and cures of impotence and contains sexual content. Please do not read it if you are likely to be offended. Synopsis Impotence is a problem experienced by many men but the true scale is unknown because few sufferers are prepared to discuss the topic or even reveal that they are victims. As a result, there are not many books on the subject so most men live with the impairment not realising that the problem can be tackled. Paul Whitby's small book is a serious study of the problems and remedies; a pocket reference designed to restore men's confidence and show there can be life after flaccidity. Taster ... Impotence is common Naturally it is difficult to get accurate figures on this but current estimates are that around 10% of the population have some sort of problem getting or maintaining an erection. A large survey in 2000 estimated that between 20 and 30 million men in the US have suffered significant erectile dysfunction at some time in their lives. The figure is lower amongst young men and higher amongst older men. If you have an erection difficulty you are in good company - other victims included Napoleon, John Ruskin and D. H. Lawrence to name just three famous men. One of the reasons that impotence appears to be uncommon is that very few people talk about it. This is not exactly the topic you would bring up over a few beers with your friends. The result is that most men with impotence think they are almost the only one to have it. This just is not so! In any room full of men it is extremely likely that there will be some fellow sufferers. If you include in your definition of ‘impotence’ everybody who has had difficulty gaining an erection at one time or another, everybody whose confidence has taken a bit of a knock, then there is almost certainly somebody there who knows just what you are going through. Impotence affects all social classes, professions and educational levels There is some evidence that higher social groups have slightly lower rates of impotence but this is probably due to the general better health of the wealthy. On the whole, it is a very democratic disorder. Doctors get it just as much as dockers; ministers as well as miners. But, of course, people tend to keep quiet about it, so it is easy to believe that if you do have Erectile Dysfunction then you are some sort of rare freak. In fact, your are one of a very large group of men, most of whom suffer in lonely silence. Impotence affects men at all ages but it becomes more common among older men Even teenagers can have impotence problems. One survey found that the rate is about 1% in those under 20 years of age. The same study found a rate of nearly 25% among people in their seventies. Typically, rates of impotence increase with age. But this may not simply be the effect of ageing itself. It may also be that, as you get older, you tend to become prey to any number of disorders and diseases. It seems likely that many illnesses have an effect upon a man’s ability to gain an erection and it is these illnesses, not the ageing, that are the cause. A further factor to be taken into consideration is that the treatments for many diseases can have very strong and negative effects on a man’s erection. A great number of prescription medicines can do precisely this. The Little Book of Impotence: Copyright © 2003, Paul Whitby
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