![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/key-to-having-good-sex-revealed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/0_Happy-couple-lover-on-bed-hug-and-kiss-in-romantic-time-love-sex-and-passionate-concept.jpg&description=Many people claim the key to good sex lies in the bedroom, but it might not be quite what you think as researchers have found a link between insomnia and erectile dysfunction Many people often worry about their sexual performance, and while people may be right to claim the key to good sex is in the bedroom, it is not for the reason you might think. Scientists have found that men who struggle with sleep and suffer from insomnia were a whopping 58 per cent more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction. This applied to both those who were receiving treatment for their restless nights as well as those who were not. The researchers believe that sleep disruption affects the system that produces hormones, including testosterone, called the endocrine system. The team, made up of researchers from the US and Italy, tracked more than a million men - of which 539,109 had an insomnia diagnosis. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Of those, 356,575 of them had treatments such as benzodiazepines, a type of drug used to aid sleep. After factors like smoking, drinking and illnesses that can impact the chance of erectile dysfunction were accounted for, analysis showed men with insomnia had a higher risk of experiencing the embarrassing issue. The study said that men with insomnia were "more commonly smokers" and had a higher number of visits to their doctors and more "comorbidities" than control participants. Researchers came to the conclusion that there was a "consistent association between insomnia and ED diagnosis". The study went on to say: "Men with pharmacological insomnia treatment were more often prescribed treatments for ED (erectile dysfunction). These results suggest that insomnia treatment may exacerbate ED and require more treatment." More than half of men between the ages of 40 and 70 experience erectile dysfunction. While it may be a slightly embarrassing problem when trying to get 'in the mood', it can also be a sym){kind=link}
Many people claim the key to good sex lies in the bedroom, but it might not be quite what you think as researchers have found a link between insomnia and erectile dysfunction
Many people often worry about their sexual performance, and while people may be right to claim the key to good sex is in the bedroom, it is not for the reason you might think.
Scientists have found that men who struggle with sleep and suffer from insomnia were a whopping 58 per cent more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction. This applied to both those who were receiving treatment for their restless nights as well as those who were not. The researchers believe that sleep disruption affects the system that produces hormones, including testosterone, called the endocrine system. The team, made up of researchers from the US and Italy, tracked more than a million men – of which 539,109 had an insomnia diagnosis.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US
Of those, 356,575 of them had treatments such as benzodiazepines, a type of drug used to aid sleep. After factors like smoking, drinking and illnesses that can impact the chance of erectile dysfunction were accounted for, analysis showed men with insomnia had a higher risk of experiencing the embarrassing issue.