Penis a Barometer for men's Health - Why men must wake up to its warnings?
David Robson Erectile dysfunction can be an early warning of a heart attack, stroke, diabetes and dementia. It's time that patients and doctors alike started taking notice, according to researchers. You could describe erectile dysfunction as a silent epidemic. According to multiple surveys , it afflicts more than half of adult men over 40. Few, however, are willing to discuss the issue with the people they love. If the topic does come up in conversation, it's often seen as the subject of banter – rather than an early warning sign of impending illness. Yet, according to reams of new research , the penis is often a barometer of a man's overall health, with erectile dysfunction acting as a harbinger of many serious conditions, including diabetes, heart attack, stroke and dementia. It is a "canary in the coalmine", according to sexologist Emmanuele Jannini at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, who recently edited a scholarly book reviewing the evidence to date ....