Lack of Sleep Could Trigger Erectile Dysfunction

 

Sleep deprivation have adverse effects on health. Besides making the body weak and sleepy, recent research reveals that lack of sleep can also lead to erectile dysfunction and incontinence or difficulty in controlling bowel movements.There are two studies that reveal the link between sleep and erection as well as incontinence.

The first study investigated the relationship between sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. Sleep apnea is a disorder that occurs during sleep when the upper airway collapse and cause a person to stop breathing about 10 minutes.

A total of 870 men became respondents in this study. Their average age is 47 years old and have body mass index of 30.2, which is considered obese. From the results of medical tests, researchers found 63 percent had sleep apnea, and 5.6 percent had a history of diabetes, and 29 percent had a history of smoking.

After adjusting with age and health conditions, researchers found those with erectile dysfunction have twice the potential to have sleep apnea than those who do not have a problem with erectile dysfunction. “The more severe erectile dysfunction, the greater the potential to have sleep apnea,” said researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

Meanwhile, a second study involved more than 1,600 men and 2,500 women. Research conducted the research over the past five years, observing the relationship of sleeping problems with urology problems. Like incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms needing to wake up at night to urinate (nocturia).

Researchers at the New England Research Institute in Watertown found that short sleep duration is associated with symptoms of urinary tract disease. “Incontinence and nocturia are associated with restless sleep, this disease occurs more frequently in women than men,” says the researcher, according to Healthday.

A spokesman for the American Urological Association Experts, Kevin T McVary in Washington DC said the amount of sleep time and sleep quality can clearly have an impact on various health conditions. “Included on erectile function and symptoms of urinary tract diseases,” said Kevin T McVary.