HEALTH OF MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Erectile dysfunction is one of the most common complaints connected with sexual expression. The frequency of this problem is extremely high and although it affects mostly men after the 1950s, it can occur at any age. According to contemporary representative epidemiological studies, it affects about 152 million men worldwide. The impotence can be triggered for both psychological and physical reasons. A survey was conducted among 194 men on the territory of Vratsa, documentary and sociological methods were used. Nearly two-thirds of those who applied for urological care, decided to take self-medication. Only 17.4 % of the interviewed men have helped themselves in varying degrees after the self-medication they performed, and 39.2 % think they have harmed themselves