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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Smoking and risk and heart disease and impotence
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Smoking and risk and heart disease and impotence
by Ana__0__0, Nov 09, 1998 12:00AM
Doctor,
From what I understand, impotence can be an early (or maybe
not SO early) sign of heart disease in men. High levels of blood
cholesterol, genetic factors, and smoking can all contribute to
an eventual diagosis of heart disease in many (or most) individuals.
Do you agree with this in general, or in specific, or both? I don't
mean to "sound" like a professor; I'm just that interested. I have
no cause. I'm a student.
Dear Anna
Smoking can definitely cause or contribute to erectile dysfunction. Diabetes and high blood pressure, as well as smoking, can cause heart disease, erectile dysfunction or both. Some of the medicines used for treating high blood pressure can interfere with the ability to have an erection. Therefore, men with erectile dysfunction should be screened for heart disease and the risk factors for heart disease.
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