Post Date December, 03 2023
It goes without saying that we all know the dangers of smoking, but smoking can be addictive, and many people still can't get rid of the temptation of smoking. Smoking is not only as simple as we imagine, but also has great harm to male genitals. In addition, the system and organs of the whole body will be affected. Some experts pointed out that men who smoke 20 cigarettes a day are likely to suffer from impotence.
Men smoke 20 cigarettes a day and become impotent
According to the data of 8367 Australian men who answered the questionnaire, medical researchers found that men who smoked more than one pack a day had a nearly 40% higher risk of impotence (ED) than non-smoking men. The respondents come from all walks of life, ranging in age from 16 to 59. Nearly 10% of the men surveyed have sexual dysfunction, while smokers account for the largest proportion.
The survey shows that men who smoke no more than 20 cigarettes a day are 24% more likely to suffer from sexual dysfunction than non-smoking men. Men who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day are 39% more likely to suffer from sexual dysfunction than non-smoking men.
Sexual dysfunction is defined here as the inability of penis erection and continuous impotence for at least one month in the previous year. The research report also found that old age and heart and blood circulation problems are directly related to the increased rate of impotence. However, moderate drinking (1 cup per day) can greatly reduce the risk of impotence. Previous studies have proved that nicotine and other toxic chemicals interfere with the blood circulation of the penis and lower the blood pressure there, leading to insufficient congestion and erectile weakness.
"Not only older men will suffer from impotence, but also young people will be affected," Millett said in an article published in the British journal Tobacco Control. "For many years, cigarettes have been used as a symbol of male masculinity in advertisements, just like men in Marlboro cigarette advertisements. In fact, smoking is the main cause of impotence, and the latter is an early sign of coronary heart disease."
What are the hazards of smoking
Brain - smoking can cause a variety of brain diseases, reduce the oxygen and blood circulating in the brain, cause cerebral vascular bleeding and occlusion, and lead to paralysis, mental decline and stroke. The cause of stroke is that smoking causes vasospasm in the brain, which makes blood easier to coagulate. Smokers are twice as likely to have a stroke as non-smokers.
Larynx - Smoking can cause laryngeal cancer. Laryngeal cancer patients are mostly male. Ear, nose and throat experts found that most smokers have hoarse throat, which may be related to the tar in the smoke
Heart and blood vessels - research has found that smoking can increase the viscosity of platelets in the blood, which makes the blood easier to coagulate, and thus is easy to form thrombus in the coronary artery. At the same time, smoking will also increase low-density cholesterol in the blood, which makes fatty substances easy to deposit in the blood vessels and form coronary atherosclerosis. If the coronary artery hardens, its internal cavity will become thinner. Once the blood coagulates in it, the artery will be blocked. At this time, oxygen can not be sent to this part of the heart muscle, and the myocardial cells will die due to hypoxia, which is myocardial infarction. Local myocardial infarction can cause angina pectoris, while large-scale myocardial infarction can cause shock or death due to sudden cardiac arrest, which is acute myocardial infarction. Smoking makes blood vessels constrict, slows blood and oxygen circulation, and eventually leads to thickening of blood vessel wall, leading to coronary heart disease and stroke. Smoking will completely block the blood flow of hands and feet, resulting in amputation.
(Intern editor: Cai Junyi)
