Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?

<div style="text-align: justify;"> MEN have “poor knowledge” about the threat heart disease poses to a healthy sex life, reveals research.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QY6QGVhOAES4RvKUMaNds1ONtrTHlIBybJKBX3qtvesAT1b6oDNnIiVTOkI1pZyzk44XR6ovB1UinJTBovY1oh2n3vrFIU-UZK-BTR5OVSAWFocbSfyTzYOlLPQ6gSfcYoXEFRJhi2o/s1600/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QY6QGVhOAES4RvKUMaNds1ONtrTHlIBybJKBX3qtvesAT1b6oDNnIiVTOkI1pZyzk44XR6ovB1UinJTBovY1oh2n3vrFIU-UZK-BTR5OVSAWFocbSfyTzYOlLPQ6gSfcYoXEFRJhi2o/s640/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction.jpg" title="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not enough men are aware of link between heart disease and erectile dysfunction</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> MEN have “poor knowledge” about the threat heart disease poses to a healthy sex life, reveals research.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Heart disease is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction (ED), but not enough men are aware of this - and inadequate sex education is to blame.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some 80 per cent of the men in the study experienced ED, but barely any could adequately identify what was to blame and the modifiable risks, revealed the Polish study.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx7zghiujqfkdrbs9526TbeQ9eBCqd38B5WuJVR-IO0fa-X8t7HpXEPEcp-5mXnEBZchyRbrQYOmVh2f-fyRUEWPn1Kk4yrWDMdlw7BmSKuUN9Ve9EvNFvltbxrY3mps9aPUnqm0iQm0/s1600/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHx7zghiujqfkdrbs9526TbeQ9eBCqd38B5WuJVR-IO0fa-X8t7HpXEPEcp-5mXnEBZchyRbrQYOmVh2f-fyRUEWPn1Kk4yrWDMdlw7BmSKuUN9Ve9EvNFvltbxrY3mps9aPUnqm0iQm0/s640/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+2.jpg" title="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">80 per cent of the men studied couldn't identify the risks making them suffer from ED</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The research highlighted almost 40 per cent of the men surveyed could not name any of the six ways they could limit their risk of ED.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Smoking, being overweight, diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure, and a lack of exercise are all factors which increase the likelihood of problems between the sheets.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Shockingly, a mere six per cent were able to name all of these risk factors. Many blamed low testosterone, cycling or benign prostate tumours for the ED.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience3973728301001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="3973728301001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only afterthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.--><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script><!-- End of Brightcove Player --></section></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipytLV-Xg-sl094fSbxBm8Ud9KZPqAdhs3LlLjoGyl-RVQhCyO1l3FTNsaEFYz0kud2SaZmkAuABSD5mNibEmE5TOZx_1HNfPZ2W1nVSmeCYBvL9x5rAvAXxSZPXR5eYXEmgSGwrRMR1o/s1600/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipytLV-Xg-sl094fSbxBm8Ud9KZPqAdhs3LlLjoGyl-RVQhCyO1l3FTNsaEFYz0kud2SaZmkAuABSD5mNibEmE5TOZx_1HNfPZ2W1nVSmeCYBvL9x5rAvAXxSZPXR5eYXEmgSGwrRMR1o/s640/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+3.jpg" title="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most men couldn't identify a lack of exercise as a risk factor</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The most frequently mentioned ED risk factor was smoking. Most of the men didn’t suggest an inactive lifestyle as a cause - despite it being one of the biggest risk factors.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The research looked at 500 men with an average aged of 62 who had coronary (ischemic) heart disease, a condition that restricts blood flow.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> They were nearly all overweight and 15 per cent were obese. Most smoked, had high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">   </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx9fcsgfWO0zcBx4hZ8aHB4uMcu0HEjMANcKcWl6CiOutgxgkIQkkMnBzBzKImOfyOjV43J5RYXzJH_m0V_YRhD3o_nVMKErzXlee0RKrfMddqmCFGjr8oj4O0k9ZE1fhzHY01ZA2PSY/s1600/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx9fcsgfWO0zcBx4hZ8aHB4uMcu0HEjMANcKcWl6CiOutgxgkIQkkMnBzBzKImOfyOjV43J5RYXzJH_m0V_YRhD3o_nVMKErzXlee0RKrfMddqmCFGjr8oj4O0k9ZE1fhzHY01ZA2PSY/s640/Are+YOU+aware+of+the+impact+of+heart+disease+on+erectile+dysfunction+4.jpg" title="Are YOU aware of the impact of heart disease on erectile dysfunction?" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Researchers blame a lack of education for the men's misunderstanding</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Researchers blame a lack of education for the poor knowledge of IHD patients about potential risk factors.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Study co-author Zygmunt Domagala from Wroclaw Medical University in Poland said: "Patients simply don’t understand that a healthy lifestyle with leisure time physical activity and some diet modifications such as eating fish can influence penile function.”</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The study was published in the Journal of Impotence Research.</div> <script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

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