Updated: 26.01.202109:14
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And that too: Corona can make you impotent – and this late consequence is apparently affecting more and more men in Munich.
- A Corona infection can be unexpected Long-term consequences cause in patients. When there are many recovered Problems with potency popped up.
- Munich men are also affected, but one thing turned out to be particularly treacherous.
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Munich – Alone the sex medicine and urologist Dr. Axel-Jürg Potempa currently treats 32 patients after the Infection with the Sars-CoV-2-Virus* about Erection problems complain. They are between 31 and 69 years old. Especially treacherous: Nine men had tested positive, but initially showed no symptoms.
Mild corona disease no guarantee
„Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly clear that a mild course is not a guarantee that you will be spared long-term consequences“, Analyzes Dr. Potempa.
Other doctors have had similar experiences, including the renowned US scientist Dr. Dena Grayson. She spoke of “worrying corona long-term consequences such as impotence *“.
Potency problems after Corona: how can that be?
But how can Corona* a erectile dysfunction – as the medical term is – cause? According to doctors, the crux of the matter could be the vascular inflammation that the virus has been shown to cause. These Vasculitis can cause severe damage, such as vascular occlusions like Thrombosis and Strokes. Such complications are commonplace in Covid-19 intensive care units.
“In some cases, the vascular inflammation also disrupts the nitrogen oxide emissions from the interior of the vascular cells,” explains Dr. Potempa. “But this nitrogen oxide emission is an important link in the reaction chain, so that the vessels can widen and thus an erection.” pumped into the erectile tissue than when relaxed. Another factor: “Corona inhibits the formation of the sex hormones testosterone and DHEA“, So Dr. Potempa.
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Erectile dysfunction after corona infection – treatment can take months
The affected corona patients are mainly treated with PDE-5 inhibitors. These substances with trade names like Viagra, Levitra, Cialis or Spedra act on enzymes – protein particles – that influence the blood supply to the penis. The bottom line is that the active ingredients ensure that, for a certain period of time, more blood flows into the penis than can flow out. This leads to an erection.
“With almost all corona patients erektiler Dysfunkion there has been an improvement, but the treatment can take months, ”reports Dr. Potempa. “The impotence problem is another strong argument for having a Corona vaccination makes sense is. The side effects are evidently lower than possible long-term effects on health and love of life. Andreas Beez * Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the Ippen-Digital network
Are the dangerous Coronavirus mutations from Great Britain and South Africa already rapidly gaining ground in the Munich area? At the Uniklinikum rechts der Isar is skeptical.
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