When Viagra first appeared on the market, many men with erectile
dysfunction found that it could lead back in the pencil. However, Viagra
and other drugs for erectile dysfunction are expensive and associated with
side-effects such as headache and nasal congestion. Now, a new study has found
that exercise can
improve erectile dysfunction. The study was published in the March edition of
The Journal of Sexual Medicine by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine
(Durham, NC) and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA).
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| Exercises to Eliminate Erectile Dysfunction |
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The study group comprised 295 men. Their average age was 62
years, and they were all overweight or obese. Approximately one third had
diabetes or a history of chest pain or heart attacks. About 75% were current or
former smokers. A significant proportion (93) were African-American. The aim of
the study was to assess whether exercise is associated with better erectile as
well as sexual
function in black men and define a minimum exercise level for which better
erectile/sexual function could occur.
The men were participants in a study that assessed risk
factors for prostate cancer; the study was conducted at the Durham Veterans
Affairs Medical Center. Exercise and erectile/sexual function were both
evaluated by self-reported questionnaires. The men were divided into four
exercise groups based on metabolic equivalents (MET) hours per week: less than
3 MET (sedentary);,3–8.9 (mildly active) MET; 9–17.9 (moderately active) MET;
and more than 18 (highly active) MET. The relationship between exercise and
erectile/sexual function was assessed via statistical analysis.
Erectile/sexual function was defined by the validated
Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite sexual assessment, which yielded a
sexual function score. Clinically significant better function was defined as
half a standard deviation (SD) of 16.5 points.
The researchers found that the average sexual function score
was 53 (SD = 33). Higher exercise was associated with a better sexual function
score. Of significance, there was no interaction between black race and
exercise, which meant that more exercise was associated with better
erectile/sexual function regardless of race. Overall, exercise at 18 or more
MET hours per week predicted better erectile/sexual function with a clinically
significant (17.3-point) higher function. Exercise at lower levels was not
statistically or clinically associated with erectile/sexual function.
The authors concluded that among a racially diverse
population, exercise at a level of 18 or more MET hours per week is
significantly associated with better erectile/sexual function regardless of
race.
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| Erectile dysfunction may improve with exercise |
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