*ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ED* 1. Trouble getting an erection - This is probably the most commonly known symptom of erectile dysfunction. This means that you are struggling to get an erection in the first place. Your erection may be soft, only partially erect, or somewhere in between. 2. Trouble keeping an erection - In this case you may be aroused and may be able to achieve an erection, however, it may then mean that this erection does not last, or goes soon. 3. Reduced sexual drive