Smoking and risk and heart disease and impotence

Subject: Smoking and risk and heart disease and impotence
Topic Area: Heart Failure
Forum: The Heart Forum

Disputable question is:
There is an opinion that impotence can be a sign of heart disease in men. Usually, such factors like high levels of cholesterol in blood, genetic factors, smoking may contribute to the development of heart disease in people. Is it true? If yes, then in all the points or just in some of them? I think this is a very interesting and important thing to be aware of.

We answer:
It is true, that smoking can badly influence the erection and cause erectile dysfunction. As far as diabetes and high blood pressure are concerned, they also may cause heart disease, as well as erectile dysfunction. Sometimes, medication used for high blood pressure can influence the erection. Thus, having erectile dysfunction, men should be screened for heart diseases or the risk
of them.

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