Tag: ED

Cyclists Are More Prone To Erectile Dysfunction, Study Finds

Researchers from the New England Research Institutes found that male cyclists are at risk of erectile problems and possibly infertility. The problem is that riding a bike can put pressure on the Alcock canal (no pun intended?), a part of the male anatomy that contains nerves and arteries that feed the genital area, causing loss of sensation and other problems. The good news is the risks are only for cyclists who ride a lot, who are 70 percent more likely than non-cyclists to have moderate or severe erectile dysfunction.

Researchers also found that men who cycled for less than three hours a week not only didn’t have a problem, but that modest levels of cycling seemed to be positively good for their sex lives, with 40 percent less chance of suffering from erectile dysfunction than those who never cycle. Although erectile dysfunction is a common and distressing condition for men, cycling is not up there as a leading cause. Most cases of erectile dysfunction are actually caused by smoking (which doubles your risk), high blood pressure (which also doubles your risk), excessive drinking, being overweight and stress— all in some way affecting blood flow, nerve sensitivity and or hormones such as testosterone.

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Check out more about how avid cycling increases the risk of erectile dysfunction in men: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10996015/DR-MICHAEL-MOSLEY-cycling-hayfever-pills-bad-news-mans-love-life.html

Men Who Vape Are Twice As Likely To Have Erectile Dysfunction, Study Finds

New research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests male e-cigarette users are more than twice as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction [ED] compared to non-vapers. The comprehensive study, conducted by doctors at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, also included data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Researchers found that compared to the men who had never used an e-cigarette, vapers were 2.2-times more likely to report having experienced ED.

“Our analyses accounted for the cigarette smoking history of participants, including those who were never cigarette smokers to begin with, so it is possible that daily e-cigarette vaping may be associated with higher odds of erectile dysfunction regardless of one’s smoking history,” said the study’s lead author. Researchers went a step further by factoring out those with a prior history of cardiovascular disease—which is known to prompt ED due to poor blood circulation—and found e-cigarette users in this sample suffered ED at a rate of 2.4-times that of non-users. Researchers say they need to look into the relationship between ED and vaping further, but “our findings underscore the need to study patterns of e-cigarette use that are relatively safer than smoking.”

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Check out more about a studying showing a link between vaping and ED: https://nypost.com/2021/12/01/men-who-vape-are-twice-as-likely-to-have-erectile-dysfunction-study/