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Public release date: 16 June 2008
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Erectile dysfunction is a portal into men's health
(SOURCE: Endocrine Society, news release, June 15, 2008)
A recent international study reveals that erectile dysfunction could be an indicator of testosterone
deficiency and the metabolic syndrome, a set of factors that may show an increased risk of heart and
vascular disease and type 2 diabetes. According to researchers, it is very clear that obesity, diabetes,
high blood pressure, cholesterol problems and erectile dysfunction are close related, and a common denominator
is testosterone deficiency.
Dr. Aksam Yassin, of the Clinic for Urology and Andrology of the Segeberger Clinics in Norderstedt,
Germany, wrote in a prepared statement that "Erectile dysfunction is a portal into men's health."
The research, conducted by scientists from The Netherlands, Germany and the United Arab Emirates,
was expected to be presented over the weekend at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in San Francisco.
Yassin recommended that men with erectile dysfunction be evaluated for testosterone deficiency and
any underlying signs of the metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome has any three of the following characteristics:
Increased abdominal fat.
Low HDL ("good") cholesterol.
High triglycerides (fats in the blood).
High blood pressure.
High blood sugar.
The findings are based on screenings for testosterone deficiency, also known as hypogonadism, and metabolic
syndrome done on 771 patients seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction.
Among the results:
18.3 percent of those studied had previously undetected testosterone deficiency, slighter higher than
the 12 percent average for men older than 45.
35 percent had type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
31 percent had high blood pressure.
21 percent had dyslipidemia -- abnormal cholesterol or triglycerides.
14 percent had varying degrees of coronary heart disease.
In each group, a small handful of those diagnosed did not know they had the condition before the screening, Yassin said.
More information
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has more about
erectile dysfunction and testosterone.
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