US Men unaware of link between erectile dysfunction and other conditions
Men in the United States are apparently unaware of the link between common conditions like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, and their impact on erectile dysfunction:
"These are important findings for the millions of men in the U.S. who suffer from hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes, as any of these medical conditions can lead to erectile dysfunction. In my clinical experience, men often feel more comfortable visiting the doctor for a condition like hypertension. If more men understood the link between these medical conditions, which are treatable, they might have an easier time talking to their doctor," said Dr. Matt Rosenberg, medical director at Mid- Michigan Health Centers in Jackson, MI.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, given how little the average person seems to know about the most basic principles of good health. I don't mean that sarcastically, either — ignorance on the part of the public is what keeps much of the health care sector employed.
In this case, I wonder if it's a chicken-and-the-egg syndrome: erectile dysfunction often occurs in overweight men, and these other conditions are also prevalent when one is obese, therefore I wonder if obesity if the cause of all of these maladies? Obviously, of course, there are exception to the rule, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if obesity was a common thread in the majority of respondents.
The findings, of course, are found in a press release about a new partnership between the Men's Health Network, GSK, and Schering-Plough.
[tags]pharmacy, medicine, obesity, erectile dysfunction, ED, diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, cholesterol, hyperlipidemia[/tags]
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