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Matt,

It is common in men, with and without CMT, and sometimes age can be a factor.

Other factors can be stress, (yes, I realize E.D. is a stress in itself) but

like family/money/work stress, the intensity of pain you have with CMT, whether

you exercises or not, medications you are taking and any supplements mixed with

that, whats going on emotionally in your life. You might want to speak to your

doctor about this. Also this may be of interest

http://lindacrabtree.com/cmtnews/Sex-impotence-incontinence/Pudendal%20nerveJA.h\

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http://lindacrabtree.com/cmtnews/Sex-impotence-incontinence/impotenceJA.html

Go back in our Archives to posts # 37205, 45775,47756,48597,52203, 53317,

53340,54715

also

Eur Neurol. 1994;34(3):155-7.

Impotence associated with the Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome.

Bird TD, Lipe HP, Crabtree LD.

Department of Medicine (Neurology and Medical Genetics), University of

Washington, Seattle.

We report 7 men (ages 45-61 years) with impotence associated with the

Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome (CMT). The range of onset of erectile dysfunction

varied from 38 to 55 years of age. One patient had classic CMT 1A with autosomal

dominant inheritance, slow motor nerve conduction velocities and the 17p DNA

duplication. One had probable type-II hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy.

None of the patients had diabetes. There was some benefit from papaverine

injection therapy or penile implants. The association of impotence with CMT is

likely to be more common than previously recognized.