Smoking can lead to erectile dysfunction

23 March, 2006

A study has shown that men who smoke a packet of cigarettes a day are 40 per cent more likely to become impotent than non-smokers. Researchers questioned more than 8,000 Australian men aged between 16 and 59 and found that almost one in 10 had problems maintaining an erection.

Of those interviewed, more than a quarter were smokers, with a fifth smoking 20 or fewer cigarettes a day, and one in 16 smoking more than 20 a day. Compared with non-smokers, researchers found that men who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day were 24 per cent more likely to be impotent. The figure rose to 39 per cent for those who smoked more than 20 a day.

Chris Millet, from Imperial College London, said he hoped that his study would persuade male smokers to quit as erectile dysfunction (ED) is a big problem for men. Drugs such as generic Viagra and generic Cialis are an effective means of getting rid off ED.


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