| In movies and on TV, smokers are
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| | 4,000 Chinese men and took into
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| portrayed as tough, rugged, independent
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| | consideration the subjects' smoking
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| men who always get what they want and are
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| | habits and the amount of sex they had.
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| irresistible to women. But the truth is
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| | "After statistically accounting for other
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| far removed from this rosy picture.
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| | erectile function influences, researchers
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| Experts say smoking can make you impotent
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| | found that current smokers had a 31
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| and over 120,000 British men are
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| | percent higher risk for (impotence)
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| suffering because of this!
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| | compared to men who had never smoked. A
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| This was revealed by Dr Godfrey Fowler
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| | similar difference was seen in former
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| from Oxford University's Primary Health
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| | smokers who had a 35 percent higher
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| Department who said that thousands of men
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| | risk," said
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| in their 30s and 40s in the UK have
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| | If you have high blood pressure, it gets
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| smoking-related impotence. Because of
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| | worse. Hypertensive smokers are 26 times
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| this, British Medical Association (BMA)
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| | more likely to be impotent than
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| officers said cigarette packets should
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| | non-smokers, according to Dr John
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| warn smokers of this risk.
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| | Spangler who led American researchers at
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| "The tobacco companies have spent a
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| | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
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| fortune trying to persuade people that
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| | Centre. He added that the risk of
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| smoking is sexy, macho and cool, but an
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| | impotence in former smokers with high
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| impotence warning would bring home the
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| | blood pressure is 11 times higher.
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| sad and embarrassing reality," said Clive
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| | "Smoking affects erection in a number of
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| Bates, director of Action on Smoking and
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| | ways. Long-term damage is caused by a
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| Health (ASH).
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| | build up of fatty deposits blocking
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| "What we want is for girls to look at
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| | arteries and restricting blood flow. But
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| young men and think: 'He smokes - he's
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| | every time a cigarette is lit, nicotine
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| going to be impotent - I'm not
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| | circulates in the blood, constricting
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| interested.' This would be especially
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| | blood vessels and restricting the rush of
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| effective for the under 40s," added Ann
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| | blood essential to triggering an
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| Craig, managing director of the Impotence
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| | erection," explained Jenny Hope in the
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| Association.
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| | Daily Mail.
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| This is not the first time smoking has
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| | Ironically, the BMA said very few are
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| been implicated in impotence. Dr. Jiang
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| | aware of the smoking - impotence link. In
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| He, steward associate professor of
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| | fact, a poll conducted for ASH revealed
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| epidemiology and medicine at Tulane
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| | that 88 percent of smokers have no idea
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| University School of Public Health and
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| | whatsoever of the link. Adding to the
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| Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, said
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| | deception is that smokers are often
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| men who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a
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| | portrayed as glamorous and sophisticated
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| day had a 60 percent higher risk of
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| | individuals and smoking is usually
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| impotence compared to non-smokers.
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| | associated with sex, virility, and
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| The risk was lower in men who had fewer
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| | success. Doctors say it's time to wake up
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| cigarettes but still high compared to
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| | and see smoking in a new light.
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| non-smokers. He's study involved over
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