Men with inflamed gums, candidates for erecti*e dysfunction

Men in their 30s with inflamed gums caused by severe periodontal disease are three times more likely to suffer from erection problems,according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Results of a brand new study by Turkish researchers support the theory that chronic periodontitis  is present more often in patients with

Erectile Dysfunction, ED, than in those without and should be considered as a factor by clinicians treating men with erection

problems.

When the researchers compared 80 men aged 30 to 40 with erectile dysfunction, with a control group of 82 men without erection problems, they discovered that 53 per cent of the men with erectile dysfunction had inflamed gums compared with 23 per cent in the control group.

After adjusting the results for other factors, such as age, body mass index, household income and education level, the men with severe

periodontal disease were found to be 3.29 times more likely to suffer from erection problems than men with healthy gums.

The average age of men in both groups was just under 36 and there were no significant differences when it came to body mass index, household income and education.

Their sexual function was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Function, IIEF, and their gum health using the plaque index,

bleeding on probing, probing depth and clinical attachment level.

Erectile dysfunction is a major public health problem that affects the quality of life of about 150 million men, and their partners

worldwide.

Leader of the study, Dr. Faith Oguz from Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey, said physical factors cause nearly two-thirds of erectile

dysfunction cases, mainly because of problems with the blood vessels, psychological issues like emotional stress and depression accounting

for the remainder.

“Chronic periodontitis  is a group of infectious diseases caused predominantly by bacteria that most commonly occur with inflammation

of the gums.

“Many studies have reported that chronic periodontitis  may induce systemic vascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, which have been linked with erection problems,” Oguz said.

“To our knowledge, erectile dysfunction and in humans are caused by similar risk factors, such as aging, smoking, diabetes mellitus and

coronary artery disease.

“We therefore excluded men who had systemic disease and who were smokers from this study. We particularly selected men aged between 30 and 40 to assess the impact of chronic periodontitis  on erectile dysfunction without the results being influenced by the effects of

aging,” Oguz explained.

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Venom from world's deadliest spider could cure erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes

It sounds like a most unlikely aphrodisiac. But scientists have discovered the venom from what’s considered the world’s deadliest spider could be the secret to bolstering a man’s love life. Toxins produced by the Brazilian Wandering Spider, or Phoneutria nigriventer, appear to combat erectile dysfunction within 20 minutes of entering the body. 

Tests carried out on rats show the venom boosts performance by increasing the release of nitric oxide, a chemical that dilates blood vessels and improves blood flow. This is similar to how existing impotence drugs work. The Brazilian Wandering Spider is responsible for k*ll*ng more people than any other arachnid. 

Victims usually die within an hour of being bitten. It is also known as the banana spider because of its habit of stowing away in shipments of the fruit. In 2008, a supermarket in Chatham, Kent, was forced to close after an assistant spotted one of the spiders under a box of bananas as she stacked them. One in ten men in the UK suffers erectile dysfunction at some point in their lives. 

 Although drugs such as Vi*gra, Cialis and Levitra have revolutionised treatment in the last ten years, around 30 per cent of men who take them see no improvement. For these men, the only other options are to inject drugs straight into the penis, or use a pump that manually increases blood supply to the organ. Neither is very popular. A drug made from spider venom could prove to be an effective alternative.

 Researchers from Brazil and the US extracted the toxin, called PnTx2-6, from the d*adly venom and injected it into rats which had age-related erectile dysfunction. They found the toxin boosted erections by triggering the release of nitric oxide, which boosts circulation in the male genitals by helping blood vessel walls relax. 

In a report on their findings, published in The Journal of S**xu*l Medicine, the researchers said: ‘The decrease in er*ct*le function associated with age was partially restored 15 to 20 minutes after injection with PnTx2-6.’ Brazilian scientists first became interested in the d*adly spider’s ability to boost s**xu*l performance when victims of bites reported major improvements in their sex lives.

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