Statins increase erectile dysfunction 10-fold in young men

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Sunday, March 15, 2015 2:48 pm Email this article

Statins increase erectile dysfunction 10-fold in young men taking the lowest dose of statins according to a recent review paper titled The Ugly Side of Statins.

“When statins were discontinued over 50 percent had full recovery within 6 months,” the paper notes.

Reference

Sultan S, and Hynes N. The Ugly Side of Statins. Systemic Appraisal of the Contemporary Un-Known Unknowns. Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 2013; 3(3): 179-185.

The paper is available here.

Author’s Contact Info

Sherif Sultan
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Western Vascular Institute
University College Hospital Galway
Galway, Ireland
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Articles on the same subject can be found here:

• Cholesterol

• Cholesterol drugs

• Cholesterol Myths

• Erectile Dysfunction

• Statins