Statins, the cholesterol lowering medications that are hugely popular might help males who suffer from erectile dysfunction. At the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers, scientists led a first ever meta-analysis of studies done previously over the link between statins and erectile dysfunction.
The team, with Dr. John Kostis in the lead, analyzed 11 previous trials in order to find an effect that was significant of statins on ED in males who had both erectile dysfunction and high cholesterol. The results, said researchers showed the scores for erectile dysfunction increased.
It already is known that statins might work in a similar what to Viagra by helping the blood vessels to dilate properly which improves vascular blood flow into the penis, which in males with ED is restricted.
Dr. Kostis said that increase in the scores for ED with statins was about a third to, as much as one-half of what was reported with Viagra, Levitra and Cialis.
The doctor added that the effect of the statins was greater than that of lifestyle medication or testosterone.
Doctors and researchers said that statins were not a recommended primary treatment for males with erectile dysfunction in males that have healthy levels of cholesterol.
ED affects between 18 million and 30 million males across the globe. It occurs more frequently in males age 40 and above. Common causes of ED included high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, depression, stress and tobacco use.
A study on ED carried out by the University of Adelaide shows that effects of ED could be reversed through changes in lifestyle.
Lowering alcohol consumption, increasing daily physical activity, sleeping for longer periods and eating healthier were factors that helped erectile function in the study that included 810 men.
The led author of that study, Professor Gary Wittert said the biggest risk factors for ED typically were for physical conditions rather than ones that were psychological.
The results from the study showed that a large proportion of males were overcoming issues of erectile dysfunction naturally, with a remission level of as high as 29%, showing many of the things that cause ED are modifiable.
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