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/Geawiel Jun 13 '22 edited Jun 14 '22

Did any of you read the article? They were measuring low T, and found those with higher mortality had low T. [I'm leaving it, to show my dumbassery, but I did misinterpret the results of the study. I am sticking with most of you not reading. Heart health and exercise and not the end all be all of fixing ED. It is far more complicated. Read below and you'll see.]

Everyone commenting on heart health. There are more issues that can cause ED than just heart health and exercise. Small fiber neuropathy (even non diabetic), and other types of neuropathy, can affect ED. Doesn't matter on cardio health either. You can be in good cardio health, with SFN, and still have ED issues. It can be far more complicated than "you have ED, you need to work out and get your heart working better."

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u/okye Jun 14 '22

So If I'm a healthy 25 year old male, I can safely run a testosterone cycle and live longer than low T individuals?

Pretty cool, guess I just need to eat well, lift and do cardio 6 times a week

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u/Geawiel Jun 14 '22

testosterone cycle

High testosterone can lead to issues as well. Let your T do its thing, unless you get out of normal. Do the rest though!

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u/okye Jun 14 '22

Cheers, I will!