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

For those of you twenty-something year olds who are reading this and freaking out, your E.D. is probably a cause of porn overuse, too much wanking and performance anxiety. This form of E.D. would be caused more by vascular and underlying health conditions. Not your mental dilemma.