Playing computer games can increase risk of erectile dysfunction, study finds
NY Post
Too much screen time is literally making men soft: Chinese scientists found that playing computer games for a prolonged period can drastically increase someone’s likelihood of experiencing erectile dysfunction, per a study published in the journal “Andrology.”
“The present study offered substantial evidence for a positive causal association between computer use and the risk of erectile dysfunction,” wrote the study authors.
Scientists arrived at this hard truth by exploring “the causal association between leisure sedentary behavior and erectile dysfunction,” per the study.
To gauge if there was a link, researchers observed 223,805 men aged 40 to 69 as they engaged in various leisure activities, including watching TV, computer use and even driving for pleasure.
They then measured participants’ levels of testosterone and other sex hormones as well as feelings of depression and anxiety.
Scientists found for every additional 1.2 hours of leisure time on the computer — of which type they didn’t specify — the participants more than tripled their likelihood of experiencing ED.
