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Impotence

I have a question that is a little embarrassing.  I am 42 years old and can no longer have meaningful and real sexual realtions with my wife.  At this point, short of a pharmacological miracle, I just do not seem to be able to get...my friend...going.  I am increasingly, however, addicted to porn and that seems to work, but only sometimes.  Also, I find that my porn interests have increasingly become more fetish oriented, and not solely related to women.  So, my question is:  Is this natural?  Is my age and poor physical appearence a factor?  Will my sexual attraction to women return, because I do love my wife.  Is thia a phase?

Anyone who has any ideas, please let me know.  
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hey im addicted to porn myself who isnt?? that admits it cheer up u could be here like me with burning urine curable with penicillin i hope.. man i bet this happens to me at 42 im 29 good luck my advice no doctor proper diet cut back on the porn at least a week its hard but hey i bet it gets hard after that long??
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By going to porn, you are running away from the problem with your wife. you need to figure out why this is happening with your wife. Is the excitement gone? Is there a problem bothering you subconsciously? Please put the porn/fetish cycle on hold, and see what you can do to fix the sexual problems in your marriage. This is the most important thing becauseyou love your wife. It will be more permanent if you do not solve it now. So if you need help fixing things with your wife, do suggest to go see a therapist together or just spend a lot of time talking things out with each other and experimenting WITH each other. You owe it to your marriage. Take care!
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Cut back the porn. Just google "porn and impotence", or read in this forum.
And do some exercises, and I bet you could have another 30 funny years..
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