Drew Shardlow
sydney (AUS)
Role(s):
AMI
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Location:
sydney
Industry:
Healthcare
Description:
A market now exists in every country for the treatment of Sexual Dysfunction (SD) in men and women.
The FDA advisory committee reports that there are over 30 million impotent men in the United States, which represents 10 percent of the population. Bayer Yakunin estimates that around 11.3 million men suffer from Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in Japan, of whom less than 10% consult a doctor. This substantial market is forecast to increase with the aging of the population and Japan currently has the largest proportion of aged people in the world.
Most of the world shows a rather high rate from 20-40% for the ages 60-69 years, some increasing after age 65 years. Almost all of the reports show high prevalence rates for those men in their 70’s and 80’s, ranging from 50 to 75% prevalence of ED in