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Can smoking a couple of cigars a week cause erectile disfunction?

Sent to Health Experts July 15, 2007 12:47 a.m.

I'm 28 y/o and I've been smoking cigars for about 3 years.

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July 15, 2007 12:52 a.m. (5 minutes and 18 seconds later)

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Definetly somking is a Risk factor for ED .Smoking may increases the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) by about 50 per cent .Smoking can damage the blood vessels and cause them to degenerate: nicotine narrows the arteries that lead to the penis, reducing blood flow and the pressure of blood in the penis.

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http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/smokehealth.htm

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