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  1. In medicine, a physical inability to perform
  2. sexual intercourse (the term is not usually
  3. applied to women). Impotent men fail to
  4. achieve an erection, and this may be due to
  5. illness, the effects of certain drugs, or
  6. psychological factors. General fatigue or
  7. lack of interest may also cause impotence.
  8. Treatment for ongoing impotence includes
  9. counseling, behavioral therapy, and surgical
  10. implants.
  11.