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UNTREATED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION CAN CAUSE DEATH - UROLOGY SPECIALIST
KOTA BAHARU (Malaysia), Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Men suffering from erectile dysfunction must seek treatment fast as leaving the problem untreated for two years can be fatal.
Subang Jaya Medical Centre urology specialist Prof Datuk Dr Hui Meng said a scientific study found that men with erectile dysfunction risk gettingchronic heart diseases which can cause death in one or two years.
"Erectile dysfunction is closely linked to the health because it is theheart which does the pumping so that men get excited.
"Men who have difficulty keeping their partners sexually satisfied carry early symptoms of cardiovascular diseases," he told reporters at the 2nd SexualHealth Conference in here Friday.
Kota Baharu is situated in the northeastern Kelantan state of PeninsularMalaysia.
Dr Tan said men over 40 years-old risk suffering from getting erectiledysfunction over a continuous period or becoming impotent.
"Most men aged 40-45 years have this problem. It can only lead to death in two years if it is a continuous problem and left untreated," hesaid.
However, men aged 20-30 years-old need not worry as the erection problemwas only temporary and not over a continuous period.
He urged men with sexually linked diseases to refer to doctors quickly toavoid more serious diseases.
Those suffering from diabetes and hypertension should control their food intake and seek treatment to prevent it from worsening as it can lead toerectile dysfunction.
-- BERNAMA
Subang Jaya Medical Centre urology specialist Prof Datuk Dr Hui Meng said a scientific study found that men with erectile dysfunction risk gettingchronic heart diseases which can cause death in one or two years.
"Erectile dysfunction is closely linked to the health because it is theheart which does the pumping so that men get excited.
"Men who have difficulty keeping their partners sexually satisfied carry early symptoms of cardiovascular diseases," he told reporters at the 2nd SexualHealth Conference in here Friday.
Kota Baharu is situated in the northeastern Kelantan state of PeninsularMalaysia.
Dr Tan said men over 40 years-old risk suffering from getting erectiledysfunction over a continuous period or becoming impotent.
"Most men aged 40-45 years have this problem. It can only lead to death in two years if it is a continuous problem and left untreated," hesaid.
However, men aged 20-30 years-old need not worry as the erection problemwas only temporary and not over a continuous period.
He urged men with sexually linked diseases to refer to doctors quickly toavoid more serious diseases.
Those suffering from diabetes and hypertension should control their food intake and seek treatment to prevent it from worsening as it can lead toerectile dysfunction.
-- BERNAMA
