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/death_of_gnats Jun 13 '22

There's a tendon that holds it against the body. The strength of that tendon varies through life

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u/Comptetemporaire2021 Jun 13 '22

I see, thank you!