Man’s waist tied to Urinary/Sexual Health
According to CNN.com, A man’s expanding waistline may affect urinary, sexual function.
An expanding waistline in older men is associated with worsening lower urinary tract symptoms and poorer sexual function, according to new research.
Waist size is one component of the so-called metabolic syndrome, which signifies an elevated risk of heart disease and diabetes, said Dr. Steven A. Kaplan from Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, at a briefing at the recent American Urological Association.
“It is becoming very clear that when you have multiple components of the metabolic syndrome you can bet that you will have components of pelvic dysfunction, which we would define as sexual dysfunction and voiding dysfunction,” Kaplan said.
He and his colleagues tested the idea that waist circumference may be a useful predictor of prostate volume and the severity of pelvic dysfunction.
They grouped 88 men (average age, 62 years) with moderate or severe untreated voiding symptoms by waist circumference: 30-36 inches, 36-40 inches, and more than 40 inches.
Increasing waist circumference was significantly associated with “every parameter we looked at,” Kaplan said. Prostate volume, PSA level, voiding symptom score, erectile dysfunction, and ejaculatory dysfunction all increased as waist size increased, he explained.
To read more, click above.
mens health, waistline, urinary health, sexual health, diabetes
mens health, waistline, urinary health, sexual health, diabetes
Leave a Reply