Al-Marsad Newspaper: Dr. Khaled Al-Nimr, consultant and professor of cardiology and arterial catheterization, explained the relationship between blood pressure medications and impotence.
Al-Nimr said during a tweet on his official Twitter account that there is a relationship between blood pressure medications and sexual weakness. Emphasizing that most of the weakness in hypertensive patients is due to hormone-related reasons and blood flow efficiency from smoking and diabetes by 75%, while drugs are responsible for 25%.
Q: Is there a relationship between blood pressure medications and erectile dysfunction?
A: Yes..and there are details
Most of the weakness in hypertensive patients is due to reasons related to hormones and blood flow efficiency from smoking, diabetes, etc. (75%). As for drugs, it is responsible for 25%. Therefore, there we coordinate with the urologist to evaluate the condition and take the appropriate actions based on the exams.
– Dr. Khaled Al-Nimr (@ALNEMERK) November 11, 2022