Erectile dysfunction medications - uh, oh!

[coriolis888]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/04/09/erectile-dysfunction-meds-linked-to-85-higher-serious-eye-damage-risk-study-says/?sh=2fff69c664f8

Erectile Dysfunction Meds Like Viagra, Cialis: 85% Increase In Serious Vision Problems, Study Says

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Edited April 22, 2022 by coriolis888
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[+ Lucky]

Sorry, I am having trouble reading this!

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Lucky said:

Sorry, I am having trouble reading this!

[Guest]

But, seriously, increased relative risks of fairly uncommon conditions, according to the article:

"...those who had regularly taken such ED medications were still 85% more likely to have suffered one of these three eye conditions. They were 158% more likely to have had SRD, 44% more likely to have had RVO, and 102% more likely to have had ION. This translated to an additional 3.8 SRD cases, 8.5 RVO cases, and 3.2 ION cases per 10,000 person-years..."

"... serous retinal detachment (SRD), retinal vascular occlusion (RVO), and ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)..."

The other issue with the article, of course, is that this was a case-control study, not a randomized controlled trial. I suspect it would be almost impossible to do an RCT to actually find out the real answer for sure.

Edited April 22, 2022 by Unicorn

[+ GoingGood]

Of course this is concerning but since having prostate cancer treatment the ED meds provide me with the ability to still have a sex life, so I will take the risk.