Erectile dysfunction linked to concussions, Harvard study of NFL players finds

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Players reporting the most concussion symptoms had nearly twice the risk of ED as those reporting the fewest symptoms, the study finds.

While the exact cause isn't known, injury to the pituitary gland and its related hormonal changes could offer one explanation.

"We found the same association of concussions with ED among both younger and older men in the study, and we found the same risk of ED among men who had last played 20 years ago," said "We were able to control for so many other reasons why the guys would have ED, hypertension, obesity, cholesterol, depression, anxiety," said Grashow. "During all of these other conditions that football players are especially susceptible to, like sleep apnea, you still see this incredibly strong relationship," said Grashow.

The researchers caution that their findings are observational — based on self-reported concussion symptoms and indirect measures of ED and low testosterone. "I think it's strong evidence that there is a real biologically probable link between head injury during play and erectile dysfunction and low testosterone," said Grashow.

 

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