Smokers More Likely To Be Impotent

29Mar06

I think it’s time to ban tobacco from markets. It’s time you quit too!

Men who smoke a pack or more of cigarettes daily are 40 percent more likely to be impotent than non-smokers, according to research published in the journal Tobacco Control.

The results pointed to a significant association between smoking and erectile problems, which became stronger with increasing numbers of cigarettes smoked, a media release said.

Men who smoked 20 or fewer cigarettes a day were 24 percent more likely to report difficulties maintaining an erection. Those smoking more than a pack a day were 39 percent more likely to report erectile difficulties. [More...]

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6 Responses to “Smokers More Likely To Be Impotent”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 Shy Posted March 29th, 2006 - 10:13 pm

    I’m glad Ireland was the first country in the world to have a smoking ban in public buildings, I hope lots of other countries follow suit.

    Yeah its time to quit! these statistics should be scaring the hell out of guys lol

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 Hareega Posted March 29th, 2006 - 10:46 pm

    that is totally true and it is sad that many governments especialy in arab countries dismiss this fact althiough it can be a very strong motivator for men to quit, a very very strong motivator!

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 Ziad Posted March 30th, 2006 - 8:36 am

    Mish 3eib 3aleiki tiqri 3an heik mawadee3 ya SC? :)
    And who cares anyway if those evil evil men become impotent, it’s all for the better, isn’t it? :P

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Shaden Posted March 30th, 2006 - 8:56 am

    Ziad, lol because I know guys care a lot about this, I think if something is going to motivate them into quitting is should be THIS! :D
    Shy, hehe yea I’m even thinking of making a badge or a banner and stick it up there on my sidebar for every man to read :D
    Hareega, if governments are not willing to do that for fear of losing lots of monety, people should lead in this regard and spread awareness.

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 Nas Posted March 30th, 2006 - 7:37 pm

    well this is a “more likely” scenario. they’re also more likely to get lung cancer but that doesn’t stop them, let alone impotency.

    i doubt the majority of men who smoke actually experience any problems getting an erection.

    thats just my opinion though. thank God I don’t smoke :-D

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Iman Posted March 31st, 2006 - 1:25 am

    LOL .. this took me back to my trip to Ramallah last summer. L & M packs had a new label imprinted on the pack reading such warning. I can’t recall the exact text of the warning, but it was huge, in arabic and hilarious :P
    on a serious note, smoking is bad for you! Chicago is going smoke free every where by March 2007!

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