2024-03-01 15:11:55
[이데일리 이순용 기자]A dark cloud is casting over the health of modern people due to westernized eating habits. This is because metabolic syndrome, in which diabetes, high blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia can occur simultaneously, occurs frequently. It is true that the health problems caused by metabolic syndrome are very diverse and treatment is not easy. However, some middle-aged men secretly suffer from metabolic syndrome. This is because of the symptom of ‘erectile dysfunction’.
According to a recent survey by a research team at a medical school, the results showed that metabolic syndrome increases the risk of erectile dysfunction by as much as three times. A study conducted on the frequency and severity of metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction in men over 50 years of age found that there was a very strong correlation. In particular, abdominal obesity has been shown to have the highest risk of erectile dysfunction, raising awareness about this issue.
Fat cells also play a role in directly regulating energy metabolism by preparing hormones and proteins. Accordingly, when fat cells are abnormal, hormone secretion also occurs unbalanced. When fat cells increase in the abdomen, estrogen and insulin increase, but testosterone decreases.
When testosterone, which plays a key role in erection, decreases, symptoms of erectile dysfunction are likely to occur. Additionally, if insulin increases, the sympathetic nerves become activated and penile endothelial cells malfunction, increasing the possibility of erectile dysfunction.
If this causes problems with testosterone levels, treatment with drug therapy should be considered. However, one thing to be careful of is that you should not blindly purchase and take erectile dysfunction drugs that are illegally sold on the market. Erectile dysfunction medications must be purchased and taken with a prescription from a urologist.
However, if erectile dysfunction treatment does not show any particular effect, surgery is required. Recently, surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction using inflatable implants has been receiving attention from patients. Implants inserted into the body are divided into ‘flexible’ and ‘inflatable’ types, and each has its own characteristics and advantages.
Director Mooyeon Lee of Adams Urology Department said, “To prevent metabolic syndrome, it is best to eat a lot of vegetables, exercise moderately, and avoid smoking and drinking.” He added, “If symptoms of erectile dysfunction persist for a long time, do not be shy and seek treatment from a specialist to recover.” “It is important to try to do it,” he said.
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