Although most men occasionally experience short-lived or partial erections the persistent inability to achieve and maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse makes a male impotent many men wonder if this condition is temporary and will go away by itself or of it is something to be concerned about. It is impotence for a man to be able to tell the difference between an occasional failure (A common problem) and a more serious problem in deciding whether you need medical help ask yourself the following questions: –