Aimee Walker
A new study has found that men who vape are ‘twice as likely’ to have erectile dysfunction (ED) than those who don’t.
The research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggests there is a correlation between vaping nicotine and impotence.
The lead Doctor for the survey, Dr Omar El Shahawy, said the research could be accurate ‘regardless of smoking history.’.
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He said: “Our analysis accounted for the cigarette smoking history of participants, including those who were never cigarette smokers to begin with.
“So it is possible that daily e-cigarette vaping may be associated with higher odds of erectile dysfunction regardless of one’s smoking history.”
He continued: “Given that many people use e-cigarettes as a form of smoking harm reduction or to help them quit smoking.
“We need to fully investigate the relationship between vaping products and erectile dysfunction, and thus better understand the potential implications for men’s sexual health.
“Our findings underscore the need to study patterns of e-cigarette use that are relatively safer than smoking.”
Doctors at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine carried out the study.
They included men in the US between the age of 20 and 65 and also used data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.
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13,711 men took part, of which 1920 (14%) said they currently use tobacco products that aren’t cigarettes.
Around half said they were former smokers, while 2,880 (21%) labelled themselves current smokers.
Those who vaped were found to be 2.2 times more likely to have experienced ED than those who had never used e-cigarettes.
Going a step further, researchers factored out those with a prior history of cardiovascular disease, which is known to prompt erectile dysfunction due to poor blood circulation.
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