Urologist says Covid-19 could cause sexual health issues in men

From Orville Williams

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Men are cautioned that in addition to the risk of serious illness or even death, Covid-19 poses a major threat to erectile function, both directly and indirectly.

Consultant urologist at Sir Lester Bird Medical Center (SLBMC), Dr. Adrian Rhudd shared this advice later this week.

In an interview with state media, Dr. Rhudd said that Covid-19, like other organs in the body, could have a negative effect on the penis and cause problems in achieving and maintaining erections.

“What we know at the molecular level [is that] Covid is a vascular disease. The Covid virus causes a lot of inflammation, especially in the lungs, and that’s why we have breathing problems.

“As more information is gathered, we will find that the Covid virus is affecting the brain, kidneys and penis.” [and] the testicles, so when it damages the blood vessels to the lungs [cause] Difficulty breathing, the same thing happens in the penis, which needs good blood circulation for erections. “

He also noted that the psychological effects of contracting Covid-19 could have an indirect impact on the penis, as the many stresses associated with severe Covid overwhelm men.

“In order to have an erection, you have to want to have sex, and then the waterworks have to work.

“If you’ve had Covid, haven’t worked and are stressed, is sex the first thing you think about? If you’ve been in the hospital for a while, your bills were down, you lost weight, and were on a ventilator, do you think of sex first? Maybe not, ”he suggested.

According to a study by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research earlier this year, men are six times more likely to develop short or long-term erectile dysfunction after contracting the virus.

Other studies have found many more sexual health issues that affect men even after recovering from Covid, including low testosterone levels, testicular pain or swelling, and the inability to achieve orgasm.

Dr. Ranjith Ramasamy, of the University of Miami Health System, also says mounting evidence suggests Covid-19 could sabotage men’s sexual health.

“We found that men who did not have these problems before developed fairly severe erectile dysfunction after contracting Covid-19,” he told National Geographic, adding, “Because the penis is actually one of the most vascular organs in the body is, we did “were not surprised that erectile dysfunction was more common in men with long Covid.

These reports are among possibly hundreds circulating around the world, but as for locally based evidence, says Dr. Rhudd that there isn’t much to do right now.

“At the moment I can’t say that patients are coming for it, but it’s a very hot topic internationally.

“[Right now] We don’t have our urological clinics operating, impotence isn’t high on the list of problems – luckily or unfortunately – we see [whether] something is wrong, but it hasn’t come out that we can say we’re counting the numbers. With time [though], we will know. “

Ramasamy also denied claims that the Covid-19 vaccine is affecting men’s sexual health – particularly following a now infamous tweet from entertainer Nicki Minaj – saying, “It’s important that people understand that the Covid vaccine is the erectile function not impaired. The virus can have significant long-term negative effects and the vaccine is safe, ”he said.

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