Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men

Statins might quickly help reverse erectile dysfunction among men who have metabolic syndrome, new animal research suggests.

A threat to cardiovascular health, metabolic syndrome is also known to raise the risk for erectile dysfunction (ED). The current finding indicates that statins may reduce levels of a specific protein that contributes to ED.

According to researchers, each condition of metabolic syndrome phenomenon — high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and obesity — independently raises the risk for erectile dysfunction just on their own. And so, when all are present in combination as part of this syndrome, the patient have a situation where he doesn’t even need to be as diabetic or hypertensive as he might otherwise have to be to experience erectile dysfunction.