Minister defends polygamous men

Minister defends polygamous men

MALAYSIA: The virility of the men in a Malaysian state was
defended on Tuesday by their top government official, who said
the high rate of polygamy there discredited reports of widespread
impotence.

The chief minister of northern Perlis state, Shahidan Kassim,
called the local Bernama news agency to say reports that the
state had the highest number of erectile dysfunction (ED) cases
was "confusing".

He pointed out that the state's rate of polygamy, where men
have more than one wife, was one of the highest in the country.

A recent study by the Urology Institute here revealed that 70
percent of 743 middle-aged men in the state suffered from
symptoms of ED. --AFP