Smoking can cause erectile dysfunction
Washington: Men who smoke are exposing themselves to the risk of erectile dysfunction, according to Tulane University researchers.
The more men smoke, the higher their chances of experiencing erectile dysfunction, say the researchers. Led by Jiang He, professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, the researchers examined the association between cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction in a 2000-2001 study in China that involved 7,684 men. Read more after the break...
The surveyed men were between the ages of 35 to 74 and they did not have vascular disease. The researchers used questionnaires to assess the status of cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction.
It was found that there was a significant statistical link between the number of cigarettes that men smoked and the likelihood that they would experience erectile dysfunction. This association was even stronger in participants with diabetes.
The study, reported in the American journal of epidemiology, suggests that an estimated 22.7 per cent of erectile dysfunction cases among Chinese men may be attributed to cigarette smoking.
Although erectile dysfunction is not a life-threatening condition, it affects well-being and quality of life. The researchers are of the opinion that smoking preventions may prove an important approach for reducing the risk of erectile dysfunction.
This may sound usual for men but here is the truth. Smoking may be a major cause of erectile dysfunction. Man who hit 20 stick of cigarette daily had a 60% higher risk of erectile dysfunction compared to nonsmoker. Although there's a lot of alternative medicine for impotence like the famous generic viagra, still, prevention is better than cure.
ReplyDeleteSeveral studies have looked at whether smoking affects sex life in regards to male impotence and found that there is a link between smoking and difficulties having an erection. Since a man's erection depends on blood flow, researchers assumed smoking would affect erection. Studies have confirmed this time and again. In a study published in Addiction Behavior, it was shown that just two cigarettes could cause softer erections in male smokers.
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