How did you get to see a GP?
Also did you get a blood test?
How often do you use, how much gel and where do you apply?
Does it make a difference?
I have BUPA so got a referral pretty easily and chose a specialist that dealt with ED, had some blood tests - they check your level as well as your PSA (prostrate), after that I was prescribed 20mg daily. It's one 'squirt' from a dispenser applied to the skin every morning. Alongside this I take 5mg of Taldenafil daily, it's not quite being a teenager again but it has wound the clock back say 20 years or so. Before then I was using a pump which is no longer necessary.
The gel is very expensive so best to get through NHS prescription, he just wrote to my GP and got him to issue it on repeat prescription. Not all pharmacies can get it, Boots seem to have a better supply
Ongoing I will have my PSA level checked annually, together with my testosterone level to adjust dosage as required.