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May 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda MONDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — Men with severe gum disease,
known as periodontitis, are at greater risk for impotence, according to a
new study that finds young men and the elderly at particular risk.
The researchers from Taiwan used data from a large study to identify
almost 33,000 men with erectile dysfunction and randomly selected about
162,000 men without this condition.
Of these study participants, about 12 percent had periodontitis. This
group with gum disease included about 27 percent of the men with erectile
dysfunction and about 9 percent of those without sexual problems. The men
were followed for five years.
The study found gum disease was much more prevalent among the men with
erectile dysfunction than the control group. After taking into account
other lifestyle factors, such as income and pre-existing medical
conditions, the researchers found gum disease was still linked to
impotence, particularly in men younger than 30 and those older than
70.
“Understanding all aspects of how and why a health condition occurs is
vital to prevention and treatment goals,” said Dr. Tobias Kohler, a member
of the American Urology Association Public Media Committee, in a committee
news release. “This new study demonstrates how seemingly unrelated
conditions can in fact be connected, underscoring the need for further
research and education.”
The study did not show that gum disease causes impotence, merely that
an association exists between the two.
One expert put forth a theory on a potential link between diseased gums
and erectile dysfunction.
“I think the link between erectile dysfunction and gum disease is
likely due to inflammation in the body, and the damage in the blood
vessels supplying the penis,” said Dr. Aaron Katz, chairman of the
department of urology at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, NY. He
added that men who have periodontitis should avail themselves of good
dental care to help address the problem.
The researchers are from the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital and the
Herng-Ching Lin School of Health Care Administration at Taipei Medical
University. The study was to be presented Monday at a meeting of the
American Urological Association, in Atlanta.
Data and conclusions presented at meetings should be considered
preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
More information
The U.S. National Institutes of Health provides more information on gum disease.
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