Smoking causes atherosclerosis, which restricts blood flow and can lead to erectile dysfunction. Men who smoke are twice as likely to suffer from ED, and quitting may not reverse the damage. Smoking cessation is recommended to prevent further damage.
The connection between smoking and erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence, is related to a problem known as atherosclerosis. This condition is often the result of long-term smoking and causes plaque to build up inside the arteries. Atherosclerosis can also cause erectile dysfunction, because plaque buildup restricts blood flow through the arteries. When blood flow is restricted to the penis, a man typically has difficulty getting an erection. Studies indicate that smoking and erectile dysfunction go hand in hand, particularly for men who have smoked for many years.
Studies examining the link between smoking and erectile dysfunction indicate that men who smoke are more than twice as likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than men who have never smoked. Additionally, the risk appeared to increase if a man started smoking at an early age. Studies have also shown that men who were former smokers typically had more problems with erectile dysfunction than those who didn’t smoke, indicating that smoking cessation may not reverse the problem entirely. There were very few men in the study who had never smoked who had problems with erectile dysfunction.
Another thing that scientists have found regarding smoking and erectile dysfunction is that many popular drugs, both prescription and non-prescription, do not appear to correct erectile dysfunction caused by smoking. The drugs typically work well with non-smoking men who suffer from erectile dysfunction. The reason these drugs tend to be ineffective may be because some of the damage caused by smoking is irreversible, while other medical problems that cause erectile dysfunction can occasionally be managed. There may be a greater chance that the drugs will work when a person quits smoking, although they may still have occasional problems with impotence for the rest of their life.
There is still a good chance that a man will experience impotence problems from smoking even after he has quit, and the chances of this are generally higher the longer he has smoked. There also appears to be a connection between erectile dysfunction and the age a man starts smoking. Men who start smoking younger are normally more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction than those who start when they are older, although impotence is still a possibility at any age. A man concerned about smoking and erectile dysfunction should probably stop smoking as soon as possible to prevent his problem from getting worse.
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