In this episode we discuss erectile dysfunction in young men. Did you know that 1 in 4 men under the age of 40 experience erectile dysfunction. Are the erectile problems faced by these men different from the typical erectile dysfunction experienced by middle aged and older men? Is erectile dysfunction in young men caused by different underlying problems? Do these men need a different evaluation? Should they be offered different treatment options? In order to answer these questions, we turned to Dr. Nannan Thirumavalavan.
Nannan Thirumavalavan, MD
Dr. Thirumavalavan is Chief of Male Reproductive and Sexual Health at University Hospitals as well as Assistant Professor of Urology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Thirumavalavan earned his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency in urology at Boston Medical Center. He then completed a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Thirumavalavan has earned numerous awards in his career, including the AUA Men’s Health Traveling Fellowship in 2014, the NIH Travel award in 2018 for the American Society of Andrology, and the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology Traveling Scholarship in 2018. He teaches and mentors resident urologists and medical students.