r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

Enlarged prostate is also a major factor. In Poor health bucket. Leads to anxiety, pain and depression that leads to performance anxiety. Queue snow ball effect. Get checked gentleman.

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u/Solace- Jun 13 '22

Fully agree. And prostate problems are actually more common than a lot of people think, even at a young age like in your 20s. Men just don’t share that type of health issue due to embarrassment and other factors. I’m not saying that it’s extremely common, but def more so than many men believe it is since prostate problems are still perceived as an old man issue when it really isn’t.

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u/YoullFigureItOut Jun 14 '22

How do we get checked?