Greek study finds statins improve erection

A University of Exeter study found that more sex leads to bigger erection, but it only applies to beetles. However, a new study presented at the recent European Society of Cardiology Congress in Rome found that statins improve erection.

Statins are prescribed to people, usually those with cardiovascular ailments, to reduce cholesterol. Greek researchers discovered that there is an improvement in erectile function for men with high cholesterol levels who took statins. Those were the results of a three-month study led by Alexios Samantzas from Elpis Hospital in Athens, reports The Telegraph.

Samantzas compares the effect of statins to half of sildenafil, or Viagra. Those who took the cholesterol-lowering drug experienced a 43 percent improvement in their erections. He describes the finding as a win-win situation for male patients since they do not need to take specific drugs for erectile dysfunction.

However, statins would not improve the erection of men with healthy cholesterol levels. Samantzas says the team hoped to see small improvements in erection, but it was larger than their expectation. The study would help reassure men who take statins to be reassured the medicine would not cause erectile dysfunction, says Professor Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation.

Statins help improve erections because it help blood vessels dilate properly and improve blood flow to the penis. Researchers say there are plans to test if the statins would also help men suffering from ED but have healthy cholesterol levels, reports Mirror.

The research had 100 male respondents between the ages of 40 and 70 who had high levels of cholesterol and history of impotence.

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