Why do I keep losing my erection during intercourse and what can I do to stop it from happening in the future? Plus find out what men should do when he thinks he has ED (erectile dysfunction).

If you feel comfortable and relaxed and have perfectly normal erections during masturbation but cannot get them with a partner, you are likely dealing with psychological ED.The three underlying causes that we have found are (1) performance anxiety, (2) impulse control (too much, not too little) and a (3) functional response to a dysfunctional situation.

Many men who suffer from erectile dysfunction suffer from an impulse control problem--not too little control--but too much. Here are four sex tips on how to help with overcoming ED.

It is not surprising that a lot of men experience performance anxiety. Once men experience a couple of erection failures, they begin to lose confidence in themselves, which leads to performance anxiety. What men don’t realize is that it is quite common, especially as they age, that erections are likely to come and go and not always be there exactly when you want them.

As a sex therapist, I see men every week who don’t get erect when they want to. Sometimes Viagra is part of the problem—it reinforces the idea that there’s something wrong with their penis, which the Viagra is supposed to fix. But if there isn’t a problem with the penis, Viagra can’t fix it.