This archive report was first published on 22 December 2019.
Published on December 22, 2019, a study revealed that erectile dysfunction affects more than half of men with diabetes, a condition that affects both young and old men.
Researchers from the University of Padova in Italy analyzed 145 studies investigating the link between diabetes and erectile dysfunction, involving a total of 88,577 men with type 1 or 2 diabetes.
The study found that having diabetes significantly increases a man's risk of suffering from erectile dysfunction, with 52.5 percent of male diabetes patients experiencing the condition to some extent.
Notably, type 2 diabetes sufferers are more at risk, with 66.3 percent of patients struggling to get or maintain an erection compared to 37.5 percent with type 1.
Study author Dr. Damiano Pizzol emphasized the importance of routine screening for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes, stating, 'The findings suggest that clinicians should routinely screen for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes.'
