Wed,26 October 2011
A major retrospective study showed that men prescribed erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as sildenafil (Viagra) also had markedly higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases -- though the association could have more to do with behavior than ED drug use.
An analysis of insurance claims for 1.4 million men ages 40 and older (average age 61) found that users of prescription ED drugs developed STDs at a rate of 214.9 per 100,000 -- with HIV cases accounting for a startling 70% of the total -- compared with 106.0 per 100,000 among men not using such drugs, reported Anupam Jena, MD, PhD, |
