If the next time you receive erectile dysfunction doctor Manhattan services, your doctor suggests you start drinking more milk throughout the day, this is why. A team of doctors at Johns Hopkins University’s recently published research suggesting that there is a correlation between having a deficiency in Vitamin D and experiencing issues with erectile dysfunction.
Details Of The Study
Dr. Erin D. Michos was the doctor who lead the team of researchers that found this correlation. The study involved analyzing data on 3,390 different men who were part of a survey from 2001 and 2004. All men had a minimum age of 20 at the time of taking the survey. None of the participants had any history of heart disease. ED is a known sign of impending heart disease. This was important to ensure that the correlation was between vitamin deficiency and not vascular problems.
Details Of The Survey
The survey asked men how often they could achieve and maintain an erection for long enough to enjoy sexual intercourse for a satisfactory stretch of time. Researchers defined men who responded by saying sometimes able as having ED, and men who responded by saying never as having severe ED. Based on these qualifications, men who fell below a certain level of Vitamin D reportedly had a 30% higher prevalence of ED and an 80% higher prevalence of severe ED when compared to men who do not fall below that level. The level that qualified a man as being Vitamin D deficient was when he had below 20 milliliters (ML) of Vitamin D. According to the study, with each 10 ML decrease in Vitamin D comes a 12% increased prevalence in ED.
Conclusion And Suggestions From The Researchers
Dr. Michos explained how these findings indicate a different kind of ED, independent of the more well known vascular issues. As a result, drug companies will likely develop new kinds of treatments depending on the condition of the patient. She added that a likely cause of ED from both vascular and Vitamin D deficiency is diabetes. Diabetic men are apparently 3 times as likely to experience issues with impotence.
What The Future Holds For ED Treatment
Because these findings are still relatively new, not much is known regarding treatments. As of now, researchers have only found a correlation between the ED and Vitamin D deficiency, but have not found any evidence that one is the cause of the other, meaning that they still do not know whether Vitamin D treatment will be instrumental in resolving issues with erectile dysfunction.
That said, it’s only a matter of time before more information is revealed. To stay informed on the latest and most effective treatments and the most reliable erectile dysfunction doctor Manhattan services, contact Dr. Bruder’s office of the Luzato Medical Group today. To schedule an appointment, make an inquiry or ask a question, call us today at 212-661-7003.
