E-cigarettes linked to erectile dysfunction
El-Shahawy O, Shah T, Obisesan OH, et al. Association of E-Cigarettes With Erectile Dysfunction: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. In Press, Corrected Proof. Published online: November 30, 2021
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(21)00429-3/pdf
“In the first population-based study of its kind, researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published a study online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that suggests men between 20 and 65 years of age with no prior history of CVD but who use ENDS daily are more than twice (2.4 times) as likely as men who have never used ENDS to report erectile dysfunction. According to the researchers, since ENDS use seems to be associated with ED independent of age, CVD and other common ED risk factors, ENDS users should be informed about the possible link between ENDS use and experiencing ED.” (Science Magazine, 1 Dec 2021)
Comment: Erectile dysfunction results from smoking, whether from conventional or ENDS products, and men should be informed of ER from smoking, in addition to being warned of other respiratory, cardiovascular, and endocrinological risks from ENDS use.
S. Hamann
