The chance of men developing erectile function disorders increases as they get older. Diabetes mellitus can increase the risk of erectile dysfunction further. In a study of 351 men who had recently received a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, scientists from the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) in Düsseldorf found that erectile dysfunction also occurs in men who have just developed diabetes and that the prevalence of erectile dysfunction varies between the diabetes subtypes. Medscape spoke with the study author, Haifa Maalmi, MD, research associate at DDZ, about the results of the study and what they mean for clinical practice.
Medscape: Erectile dysfunction commonly affects older men who have suffered from diabetes for many years, whose blood sugar is poorly managed, or who have additional conditions, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels. However, diabetes was newly diagnosed in the men in your study
