A recent study published in the Journal of Urology indicate a link between impotence and the use of drugs painkillers. This relationship persists even though the researcher has considered several factors such as age and some types of diseases that might explain the link.
Based on the research, men who regularly drank drugs such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and Celebrex at risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED) up to 38 percent greater, than men who drank no drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory that.
According to the explanation of Dr. Joseph Gleason, urologist who wrote the study, pain relief drugs can indeed interfere with the production of hormones that trigger erections in men. It was at least able to help provide an explanation to these findings.
However, Gleason emphasized, this study does not necessarily prove that the painkiller drug can cause impotence. According to him, other factors not yet known it was possible to come into play triggered DE. For example, many men who take aspirin in low doses because of the conditions of a higher risk of heart attack. As a result, their blood vessels are not in best condition. By default, it also can affect the level of violence penis.
"We refer to the penis as a thermometer for vascular disease or problem related to blood vessels," said Dr. Brant Inman, urologist at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, who was not involved in this research. Inman added that the arteries in the penis is smaller than the channel that runs through the heart and, therefore, may be blocked for a few years earlier. Narrowed arteries that can obstruct blood flow which should make the penis grow and become hard.
Five times a week In their study, Gleason and his colleagues analyzed the results of questionnaires about 81,000 men aged 45 to 69. About 50 percent of men admitted taking painkillers on a regular basis (at least five times a week) and less than one third reported experiencing impotence ranging from mild to severe levels.
The man who claimed to regularly drank painkiller, 64 percent said they have never experienced an erection. While the men who pleaded not often use drugs, cases of ED was found only 36 percent. After taking into account various factors, such as age, weight, tension, and a history of heart disease, researchers still found a higher risk among men who use the painkiller, which reached 38 percent.
Therefore, this study did not test the drug directly, Inman advised that he does not need to stop using painkillers for fear that can not erect.
source: KOMPAS.com
