Wear your mask: COVID-19 can cause erectile dysfunction

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Infectious disease expert Dr. Dena Grayson revealed that recovered male COVID-19 patients were at risk of having erectile dysfunction.
• Health experts found that COVID-19 patients could suffer multiple organ damage.
• Other COVID-19 enduring symptoms include fatigue, muscle pains, and shortness of breath.

According to Dr. Dena Grayson, an infectious disease expert, male patients who recovered from the coronavirus could suffer erectile dysfunction.

She said that it is evident now “that people can have long term health effects from this virus.”

During her interview with NBC Chicago this week, Grayson told LX: “There is some real concern here that men could have long term issues of erectile dysfunction from this virus because we know that it causes issues in the vasculature.”

“This is something that is of real concern – [it’s] not just that this virus can kill you but can actually cause long-term, lifelong, potential complications,” she added.

The notice came after health professionals used the term “Long COVID,” a condition where infected patients could experience multiple organ damage for months upon recovery.

In the UK, around 500,000 British were enduring recurring coronavirus symptoms such as breathlessness, fatigue, and pain.

In a research conducted by the Coverscan, findings showed that about 70 percent of 200 patients who had undergone screening developed damage in one or more organs. The ruination includes the liver, lungs, heart, and pancreas.

King’s College London published a similar study that showed recovered COVID-19 patients continuously endured fatigue, loss of taste and smell, and muscle pain for over four months.

According to NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens, mobilizing the health services is vital to assist “long COVID” patients on their journey.

“Long Covid is already having a very serious impact on many people’s lives and could well go on to affect hundreds of thousands,” he said.

In this regard, NHS England has provided financial assistance, amounting to £10 million, to 43 specialists in “long COVID” centers. The funding will be allocated to NHS sites and GP surgery clinics.

Source: The Sun