Sleep disorders can lead to erectile dysfunction and urologic disorders, show two studies presented at a special U.S. medical congress.
Men suffering from sleep apnea (pauses in breathing during sleep) are twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction in comparison with those without sleep problems.
The study conducted by researchers at the “Mount Sinai Medical Center” in New York has been completed on a group of 870 obese men, aged 45-47 years.Sleep problems go “hand in hand” with urological problems such as urinary incontinence, frequent urination during the night, and urinary infections.
Thus, 8% of men who do not rest enough and 13% of women who have a restless sleep are at risk of frequent urinary tract infections. Women who have a restless sleep are also more likely to suffer from urinary incontinence (involuntary loss of urine) and nocturia (the need for frequent urination at night).
A second study was conducted on a group of 1,610 men and 2,535 women over a period of five years, by researchers at the “New England Research Institutes”.