Hello, I am a male and I'm 17 years old. Recently I have been worried about getting multiple sclerosis as I may have a few of the syndromes. Are they good enough for me to get checked up for?
1) As of a few days I've got erectile dysfunction (It is hard for the penis to grow and get hard, and it stays floppy). I am planning to go to the doctor (I was a little embarrassed to talk about it at first with my parents and I thought it would go away) to have this checked, but I found out that it is one of the syndromes of MS.
2) A few years back I had a case of whiplash which lasted a few weeks. I didn't exactly know what triggered it.
3) The past year I had (at least one of each if I remember) a numb finger and a tingley finger, which weren't cause (or from what I remember) by stopped blood circulation, though the numb finger appeared when I woke up.
4) I am usually rather groggy when I wake up (I heard it was an MS syndrome), though it may just be me and it often happens when I have a schedule.
5) I used to have trouble speaking when I was growing up (I also heard that was a symptom), but now I don't so it might not be related.
Should I get checked out for MS for these reasons? Thank you
