The Use it or Lose it concept Stands up to Research 
Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man’s chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report.
This is the same as any other part of the body. It’s what vascular surgeons refer to as the ‘use it or lose it’ concept. Sexual activity will promote maintenance of normal erectile function down the line. There is a report published on this in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
In that report, researchers collected data on 989 Finnish men aged 55 to 75 years old.
The researchers found that men who said they had sexual intercourse less than once a week had twice the risk of developing erectile dysfunction, compared with men reporting having sexual intercourse once a week.
Among men who had sexual intercourse less than once a week, there were 79 cases of erectile dysfunction per 1,000 men. That number dropped to 32 cases per 1,000 among men who said they had sexual intercourse once a week, and it dropped even further, to 16 per 1,000, among men who said they had sexual intercourse three or more times a week.
However, the development of complete erectile dysfunction could be predicted from the frequency of morning erections. Among men with less than one morning erection a week, the risk of developing erectile dysfunction was 2.5-fold greater than among men who had two to three morning erections per week.
Continued sexual activity decreases the incidence of erectile dysfunction in direct proportion to coital frequency and this report said there is a scientific basis for the finding, and it also has implications for rehabilitation of patients after prostate cancer treatment.
What is very hot these days is what doctors can do to rehabilitate people who develop erection problems after prostate cancer surgery or radiation therapy, in fact anything a man can do to increase oxygenation in the penis will help get patients back to normal.
If one can naturally engage in behaviors that increase blood flow to the penis, it will have a positive effect in preventing erectile dysfunction.
The Use it or Lose it concept Stands up to Research
Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man’s chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report.
This is the same as any other part of the body. It’s what vascular surgeons refer to as the ‘use it or lose it’ concept. Sexual activity will promote maintenance of normal erectile function down the line. There is a report published on this in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
In that report, researchers collected data on 989 Finnish men aged 55 to 75 years old.
The researchers found that men who said they had sexual intercourse less than once a week had twice the risk of developing erectile dysfunction, compared with men reporting having sexual intercourse once a week.
Among men who had sexual intercourse less than once a week, there were 79 cases of erectile dysfunction per 1,000 men. That number dropped to 32 cases per 1,000 among men who said they had sexual intercourse once a week, and it dropped even further, to 16 per 1,000, among men who said they had sexual intercourse three or more times a week.
However, the development of complete erectile dysfunction could be predicted from the frequency of morning erections. Among men with less than one morning erection a week, the risk of developing erectile dysfunction was 2.5-fold greater than among men who had two to three morning erections per week.
Continued sexual activity decreases the incidence of erectile dysfunction in direct proportion to coital frequency and this report said there is a scientific basis for the finding, and it also has implications for rehabilitation of patients after prostate cancer treatment.
What is very hot these days is what doctors can do to rehabilitate people who develop erection problems after prostate cancer surgery or radiation therapy, in fact anything a man can do to increase oxygenation in the penis will help get patients back to normal.
If one can naturally engage in behaviors that increase blood flow to the penis, it will have a positive effect in preventing erectile dysfunction.