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Monday, 31 March 2014
How statins could boost your love life: Cholesterol lowering drugs 'reduce erectile dysfunction'.
Statins are known for lowering cholesterol but they could also improve your love life, according to a new study.
American researchers have found the commonly used drugs may benefit men with erectile dysfunction.
They now hope their findings will encourage men with high cholesterol to take their medication.
Erectile dysfunction is common in older men, especially among those with heart problems, for which cholesterol-lowering statins are frequently prescribed.
Previous research has suggested that taking statins can negatively affect testosterone levels.
This has led to questions about the effects of the widely used medication on the quality of erections.
The IIEF is a self-administered survey with five questions, each scored on a five-point scale and totalled, with lower values representing poorer sexual function. Analysis of all 11 studies combined found a statistically significant effect of statins on erectile function in men who had both high cholesterol and erectile dysfunction.
Overall, erectile function scores rose by 3.4 points in men who took statins - from 14.0 to 17.4.
This represents a 24.3 per cent improvement.
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