Men beware, Covid-19 leads to erectile dysfunction – Urologist

Erectile dysfunction
Dr Igbokwe Martin, a urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction.
Dr Martin, a consultant urologist and kidney surgeon, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men.
“COVID-19 is the virus that affects different parts of the body.
“The most destructive effect of the virus is the airways which affects breathing and oxygen saturation.
“This is what leads to the death and mortality that come with COVID,” he said.
Martin said that in urology, they discovered that it has effect in the male genital system, including erectile dysfunction.
“It has shown that men who contracted COVID-19 infection, especially the active part of it, have the highest instance of erectile dysfunction.
“So COVID-19 affects the body generally and part of what it does is also affecting the blood vessels that are necessary to make the penis turgid.
“Men with COVID-19 can also develop low sperm count and swollen testes. Their balls can swell up, although this is not only associated with COVID but with other viral infections.
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