Impotent due to Corona: Munich doctor warns of long-term virus consequences - 32 men affected

And that too: Corona can make you impotent - and this late consequence is apparently affecting more and more men in Munich.

• A

  corona infection

  can cause unexpected

  long-term effects

  in patients.

  Problems with potency

  have surfaced in

  numerous convalescents

  .

• Munich men

  are also affected, but one thing turned out to be particularly treacherous.

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Munich - Only the sex medicine and urologist

Dr.

Axel-Jürg Potempa

is currently treating 32 patients who

complain of

erectile

problems after being

infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus

*

.

They are between 31 and 69 years old.

Particularly

treacherous

: Nine men had tested positive, but initially showed

no symptoms

.

Mild corona disease no guarantee

"

Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly clear that a mild course is not a guarantee of being spared long-term effects,

" analyzes Dr.

Potempa.

Other doctors have had similar experiences, including the renowned US scientist Dr.

Dena Grayson.

She spoke of "

worrying long-term corona consequences such as impotence *

".

Potency problems after Corona: how can that be?

But how can Corona * cause

erectile dysfunction

- this is the medical term?

According to medical experts, the crux of the matter could be the vascular inflammation that the virus has been shown to cause.

This

vasculitis

can cause severe damage, such as vascular occlusions such as

thrombosis

and

strokes

.

Such complications are commonplace in Covid-19 intensive care units.

"In addition, in some cases the vascular inflammation interferes with the nitrogen oxide emissions from the interior of the vascular cells," explains Dr.

Potempa.

"This nitrogen oxide emission is an important link in the reaction chain, so that the vessels can widen and thus an erection." pumped into the erectile tissue than when relaxed.

Another factor: "

Corona inhibits the formation of the sex hormones testosterone and DHEA

", says Dr.

Potempa.

+

"Mild course does not guarantee that long-term consequences will be spared" Dr.

Axel-Jürg Potempa.

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Erectile dysfunction after corona infection - treatment can take months

The affected corona patients are mainly treated with PDE-5 inhibitors.

These substances with trade names such as

Viagra

,

Levitra

,

Cialis

or

Spedra

act on enzymes - i.e. protein particles - that affect the blood supply to the penis.

The bottom line is that the active ingredients ensure that, for a certain period of time, more blood flows into the penis than can flow out.

This leads to an erection.

"Almost all corona patients with

erectile dysfunction

have improved, but the treatment can take months," reports Dr.

Potempa.

"The impotence problem is another strong argument that a

corona vaccination makes sense

.

The side effects are evidently lower than possible long-term effects on health and lust for life. "

Andreas Beez * Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the Ippen-Digital network

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