from www.truthaboutets.com:
"Many male ETS patients have reported inability to get or maintain erections, difficulty ejaculating, or retrograde ejaculation. Erection is achieved by the parasympathetic nervous system, due to vasodilation. Ejaculation is controlled via the sympathetic nerves, but from T12 - L2, lower down the chain than the region destroyed by ETS. The *** problems may be caused by a hyperactive sympathetic response, similar to what may cause "compensatory hyperhidrosis". Two other plausible explanations are: Sympathetic nerves are damaged further down the chain than intended; some men have erection function further up the sympathetic chain than most.
ETS alters the ability to regulate blood pressure, causing it to be artificially low, and abnormally unresponsive to stimuli. It is not surprising that ETS could cause *** problems, just as blood pressure-lowering medication can. Female patients have also reported loss of libido.
There are no published medical studies attempting to confirm or deny a causal relationship between ETS and *** side-effects. However, reports of such problems abound on ETS discussion forums."
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PERSONAL INPUT ON THIS, ESPECIALLY FROM MEN??
*** problems and ETS??
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