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Sexual performance may hold key to men's
health
Newswise — Men’s pride in sexual performance may help the fight
against increasing obesity, according to
internationally regarded expert on obesity,
men’s health and ageing Professor Gary
Wittert.
“It’s becoming well known that there are high levels of obesity
in Australian men and that this has
significant consequences for chronic
diseases, both physical and psychological,”
Professor Wittert says.
“What is less well known is that not only blood vessels to the
heart are affected by obesity but similar
effects occur with the blood vessels to the
penis with resulting erectile dysfunction
and poor urinary tract function.
“Australian men care about erection problems, perhaps more so
than possible cardiovascular disease. This
may present an opportunity to improve
communication about the benefits of weight
loss.”
Professor Wittert said men tended not to mention erectile
dysfunction to their doctors and were not
good at volunteering health information
generally. But health practitioners could be
trained to elicit important information in a
gender specific way.
Professor Wittert’s comments are based on research findings from
the Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study and
other research.
Professor Wittert is Mortlock Professor of Medicine and Head of
the School of Medicine at the University of
Adelaide. He is also Senior Consultant
Endocrinologist at the Royal Adelaide
Hospital, a member of the Hanson Research
Institute and founding member of the
Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s
Health.
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