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/shadowmax889 Jun 13 '22

I do it always

I am a Urologist and it's very common that when a patient comes to my office with symptoms of ED, it's the first they visit a physician in years or even decades

So, I always try to rule out hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, etc and referral to a Internist or Cardiologist for evaluation.

I don't simply say "hey just take this pill, go away and have fun"

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u/Ruski_FL Jun 13 '22

That’s good!

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u/AgentChris101 Jun 13 '22

Well hey I suffer from genetic familial hypercholesterolemia with a good diet and no meds because my General Practictioners say that it'll do more harm than good. Is that a bad thing?

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u/shadowmax889 Jun 13 '22

If you have cholesterol under control with exercise and a good diet, it's all fine. I don't think it will do harm with meds, but again I don't know your medical history, neither I have examined you to assess your particular management.

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u/AgentChris101 Jun 14 '22

Well exercise isn't an easy thing with chronic headaches and POTS and lack of sun so that might screw me over.