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Use it or lose it: lots of sex may prevent erectile dysfunction


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Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report.

"This is the same as any other part of the body. It's what we in vascular surgery refer to as the 'use it or lose it' concept," said Dr. Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, an associate professor of urology at UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School Hackensack University Medical Center. "Sexual activity will promote maintenance of normal erectile function down the line."

The report was published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine.

In the study, led by Dr. Juha Koskimaki, from Tampere University Hospital's Department of Urology, researchers collected data on 989 Finnish men aged 55 to 75 years old.

The researchers found that men who said they had sexual intercourse less than once a week had twice the risk of developing erectile dysfunction, compared with men reporting having sexual intercourse once a week.

Among men who had sexual intercourse less than once a week, there were 79 cases of erectile dysfunction per 1,000 men. That number dropped to 32 cases per 1,000 among men who said they had sexual intercourse once a week, and it dropped even further, to 16 per 1,000, among men who said they had sexual intercourse three or more times a week, the researchers reported.
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6 responses // Use it or lose it: lots of sex may prevent erectile dysfunction

  • So be it, as the doctor prescribed, lots of sex then.
    Besides is also good for your heart.
    mundosanto
  • I'm vaguely curious if masturbation counts. Not that it matters to me, really, different set of organs.
    SuperLayne
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  • Interesting question SuperLayne. They did not mention masturbation and specifically did the study on sexual intercourse. Perhaps the reduction of erectile dysfunction is in part mental/emotional to actually having sex as opposed to the purely physical aspect that one might get with just masturbating.
    AlinaJette
  • Well, very often the erectile dysfunction is associated with stress or psychological disturbance, in that case is very different the experience when you share with a woman to what you experience by yourself.

    I think the fact of the contact with a woman in the sexual act have a very important role in the improvement of the problem.
    mundosanto
  • "Use it or lose it" is the golden rule of life, our only function is to reproduce. When we stop performing the act our systems will change into a die-out mode.

    Same concept as when you get old. The less active you are the quicker the systems fail and you die.
    Stradius

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