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There is also a confound in the other direction too, people who need sildenafil for erections are probably less healthy than ones who don't
by JamesBarney 4y ago
There is also a confound in the other direction too, people who need sildenafil for erections are probably less healthy than ones who don't
- mikestew 4y agoMaybe, maybe not? One reason for a sildenafil prescription could be prostrate surgery for cancer. If that works, and it's a one-and-done, then no further health problems from that should surface. OTOH, if one is taking sildenafil because of side effects of blood pressure medicine, then yeah, there's a point to be made there. OTOOH, some folks take it for side effects of some traumatic event, which did not necessarily have any effect on overall health. So I'm not so sure that a sildenafil prescription is a reliable health indicator.
- kmbfjr 4y agoIf you are getting prostate surgery, they are likely taking the whole thing and the patient’s sex life is effectively over. The win is not having to wear diapers or use a catheter, which is more and more the outcome. Sex someday perhaps.
- JamesBarney 4y agoMy argument isn't "obviously all the confounds run in this direction". Just we don't know if people who use sildenafil or healthier or less healthy than the general population. I suspect it's a function of age, younger people prescribed sildenafil are probably less healthy than age matched controls, and older people are more healthy than age matched controls.(because they have to be with with it and fit enough to convince someone to have sex with them, and be healthy enough to have sex)