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Low Self-esteem Might Cause Erectile Dysfunction

Posted by Barbara on August 17th, 2011

Low self-esteem and health problems might lead to erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and other sex disorders, say researchers from the Taiwanese Association of Andrology.

Low self-esteem?

A recent study carried by the Taiwanese Association of Andrology (TAA) revealed that men with low self-esteem are at a greater risk of sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.

The survey of 3,282 men performed by the researchers showed that 40% of men give themselves a 3 or even lower on the erection hardness scale (EHS). Meanwhile, a normal value for healthy erection is 4 and up.

Interestingly enough, the proportion of those suffering from ED was twice as high among men with low self-esteem. A lot of men who gave themselves a 3 on EHS also reported to experience other health issues, like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and strokes.

In the opinion of Jiaan Ban-pin, one of the researchers from the TAA, EHS rating is one of the ways to determine man’s satisfaction with most aspects in life and his attitude towards ideal sex. He suggests that men who suffer from ED or premature ejaculation pay attention to their psychlogical state in addition to taking ED pills like Viagra or Cialis.

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Diet Helps Improve Men’s Sexual Function

Posted by Barbara on August 10th, 2011

Study carried out by Australian researchers suggests that men suffering from ED can help themselves by losing weight, instead of taking pills like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra.

Man on a diet

According to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine on Friday, August 5th, 2011, men suffering from erectile dysfunction can improve their sexual life without drugs like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra.

Researchers are determined that even a little weight loss can improve men’s sexual function. The author of the study, Dr. Gary Wittert, professor of medicine who works in Australia (Adelaide University), put several men suffering from ED and type II diabetes on a calorie diet. As soon as the patients lost some weight, their sexual and urinary problems reversed; the effect lasted for almost a year.

Commenting on the findings, Dr. Wittert recommends: “Instead of sitting down in front of the telly, take your wife by the hand and say, Come, darling, let’s go for a walk. After a month of this, her heart will get fonder and your erection will get stronger.”

Other researchers, however, think that the results of Dr. Wittert’s study should be taken carefully as the group of patients only consisted of 31 men.

Meanwhile, an earlier study carried out in Cleveland also showed that losing weight improves sexual symptoms in men diagnosed with diabetes.

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Erectile Dysfunction Is a Bless, Not a Curse

Posted by Barbara on June 10th, 2011

In the opinion of some doctors, erectile dysfunction is not a disease but rather a natural mechanism for prevention of mutations in babies.

Oldest dad in UK

A recent article published by Dr. Persadsingh, skin specialist and author of Acne in Black Women and The Hair in Black Women, in Jamaica Observer suggests that erectile dysfunction might be a bless rather than a curse.

He says that there a special reason why impotence is so widespread among elderly men in all countries and in all societies. In his opinion, the reason is very simple: to prevent people from passing on mutations.

According to Dr. Persadsingh, men’s genes mutate as they get older. If sperm damaged by age fertilizes healthy eggs from a female, then chances are that damaged babies will be born. Dr. Persadsingh says that statistics shows that there are more risks for babies. As such, there are 27% more chances for a spontaneous abortion and two times more chances for foetal loss.

Babies, born from men aged 50 and over, are more prone to cleft palates, schizophrenia and even leukaemia conditions.

Dr. Persadsingh highlights that there are other natural mechanisms that prevent pregnancy from elderly man, except for erectile dysfunction. One of them is the fertilization rate, which is somewhat 23-38% lower in men over 50.

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College Students Suffer from Erectile Dysfunction

Posted by Barbara on June 3rd, 2011

ED in young men

Researchers from Chicago found out that up to 25% of college students suffer from erectile dysfunction because of drug abuse, stress, bad habits and vascular diseases.

Research by Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago revealed that erectile dysfunction affects not only elderly men, but is also quite common in college students.

As such, the research demonstrated that 13% of all young respondents have occasional ED symptoms. This figure is almost twice as high (25%) in those young men who consume alcohol regularly.

These findings let the researchers to a conclusion that erectile dysfunction pills are consumed not only by men aged 50+ , but also by college students. The opinion poll revealed that, indeed, 6% of young men have taken Viagra, Cialis or Levitra at least once in their lives to fight ED symptoms.

According to scientists, there are several reasons why erectile dysfunction develops in men so early.

Reason #1 is the use of drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine.

Reason #2 is psychological factors, like stress, anxiety and depression, which account for 33% of cases.

Reason #3 is vascular diseases, which account for as much as 75% of all ED cases.

Reason #4 is habits. Smoking and inactivity can have a negative effect on men’s sexual health.

Researchers recommend that young men pay close attention to their health and seek treatment as soon as they notice the first symptoms of ED. This sexual disease is so widespread among the young because they usually ignore it, unlike older men.

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Pharmaceutical Companies Come Up with New ED Pills

Posted by Barbara on April 20th, 2011

Staxyn.

The latest overview of the pharmaceutical market revealed that the close the patent expiration date is, the more inventive manufacturers of erectile dysfunction drugs become.

For instance, Pfizer recently introduced a new version of Viagra in Mexico. Viagra Jet, the chewable pill that acts faster, was introduced on the Latin American market and soon might be marketed in other countries of the developing world.

Another pharmaceutical company, Bayer, has introduced its ED pill Levitra as a dissolvable tablet in 9 European countries. In May it is expected to be marketed in the United States under the name of Staxyn.

Finally, Cialis by Eli Lilly, is expected to become the best-selling erectile dysfunction pill in 2011. It has become very popular among men for the longevity of its effect (36 hours).

Commenting on the current market trends, Dr. Alukal of the New York University School of Medicine, said that “a newer product, less expensive, and a new form of taking it — all that might convince more people to try it.”

Let us remind that last year total sales of erectile dysfunction pills rose by 6.9% to $5 billion, according to data by IMS Health.

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Asthma Might Be Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Posted by Barbara on April 15th, 2011

Researchers from a university in Taipei recently revealed that one of the possible risk factors for erectile dysfunction is asthma.

Asthma and ED

According to the results of a study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, asthma may be one the risk factors for a widespread sexual disorder in men, ED.

The study was carried out by Kun-Ta Chou, M.D. and his colleagues from National Yang-Ming University in Taipei among 17,302 men aged 18-55. Of these sampled patients 3,466 were recently diagnosed with asthma while 13,836 did not suffer from this disorder.

The results revealed that asthma increases the risk of erectile dysfunction by 1.9 times independent of age. It also demonstrated that the risk of ED increases as the severity of asthma grows.

Commenting on the findings, the researchers said that “Asthma may be a significant risk factor for ED, and the risk probably increased in accordance with asthma severity. Whether intensive treatment for asthma can slow the development or progression of ED warrants further investigation.”

The full version of the report by Kun-Ta Chou and colleagues can be found in the Journal of Sexual Medicine or online.

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The Home of Viagra in Great Britain to Be Closed Soon

Posted by Alice on March 31st, 2011

The research center in Great Britain, where Viagra – the most popular erectile dysfunction drug – was developed, will be closed by Pfizer due to budget cuts.

Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Cameron, commented on the decision of Pfizer – manufacturer of Viagra – to close its research center in Sandwich.

He said that the news is depressing because many employees will be made redundant, while others will be moved to other locations.

Also, it is sad to see the “home of Viagra”, as the research center used to be referred to, disappear.

The research center in Sandwich was the largest R&D center in UK owned by Pfizer.

Announcements made by Pfizer representatives suggest that the closure of the UK-based research and development center is not due to any issue between the manufacturer and the British government. Instead, it comes along with the announcement that the budget of the pharmaceutical company would be decreased by £1.2 billion.

Let us remind that the #1 erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, was developed in Sandwich, UK.

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