STD Rates Higher For ED Drug Users
Drug Takers May Have Higher-Risk Sex Lives
POSTED: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
UPDATED: 1:12 pm EDT July 6, 2010
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Men who use erectile dysfunction drugs are more likely to have a sexually transmitted disease than those who do not, according to a new study.Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reviewed insurance records for more than 1.4 million men over 40 and found 40,000 who had used Viagra, Cialis or Levitra.They found that those who took the ED drugs were two to three times more likely to have be diagnosed with an STD in the year before and after they started taking the drug.HIV/AIDS was the most common diagnosis, followed by chlamydia.Dr. Anupam Jena, the lead author of the story, said that since there was no significant change in infection rates before and after taking the drugs, they probably did not have a direct effect on disease transmission.The study's authors said it probably reflects higher-risk sexual practices among users of the drugs."Anyone who does not practice safer sex, no matter their age, can contract an STD," Jena said."Health care providers need to recognize that their older adult patients who are on ED drugs are already at a higher risk of having or acquiring an STD," said Dana Goldman, the study's senior author. "Both the physicians who prescribe these drugs and the pharmacists who fill those prescriptions should counsel all patients on the importance of safer sexual practices."
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