Certain health topics can be difficult to talk about—with your partner, your doctor, and heck, even yourself. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of these. And while there should be no shame, many men with ED suffer in silence, or quietly turn to side-effect-inducing pharmaceuticals that don’t really address the root cause. There has to be a better way—and there is. Finding the cause of your ED is the first step, which includes looking at possible medical causes and lifestyle factors such as age, stress, alcohol and drug intake, etc.