Smoking causes impotence

Smoking causes impotence

JAKARTA (JP): An Australian health expert warned Saturday that
smoking and drinking alcohol may lead to impotence and premature
ejaculation.

Antara quoted Jack Vaisman of Sydney as saying during a break
in a seminar on new treatment for impotence and premature
ejaculation, that medication for hypertension, diabetes, and
ulcers may also cause sexual problems among men.

Another speaker at the seminar was Bambang Sukamto.

He quoted United States research which says that more than 10
percent of men of various age groups suffer from impotence. The
study also says that 80 percent of men experience such problems
at some stage in their life.

Vaisman said a disturbance in blood flow is the cause of
sexual dysfunction, a condition that often causes shame,
inferiority or a feeling of worthlessness.

The expert also highlighted a shift in the treatment of
impotence. In the 1970s, most health experts attributed the
condition to psychological problems. Today, it is acknowledged
that many impotence cases are caused by physical problems,
especially the reduced quality of veins in the penis.

Vaisman recommended medication that helps the blood flow,
accompanied by counseling.

Bambang said between 50 and 100 Indonesians travel to
Australia every month to seek help for impotence. These days,
several Indonesian doctors in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung
already have the skills to treat impotence following training
with Vaisman.

"Patients of impotence no longer need to seek help abroad, as
it only wastes money. Seek treatment here, with cheaper costs and
similar results," Bambang said. (swe)