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Mr Paul Erotocritou
Numan
Can diabetes affect erectile dysfunction?
Dr Paul Erotocritou explains that diabetes can cause erectile dysfunction by reducing the width of the blood vessels to the penis.
Transcript
We know that suffering from diabetes, that's having higher blood sugar, can be one of the causes for erectile dysfunction. We know that the process of having high blood sugar can lead to a narrowing of blood vessels. And subsequently, as blood flow is so important in erection, reducing this can lead to erectile dysfunction.