Shake A Leg? Restless Leg Syndrome and the Older Male

"A US study has shown that erectile dysfunction is more common in older men with RLS (restless leg syndrome)... The authors of the Helath Professionals Follow-up Study revealed that erectile dysfunction was 16% more likely in men with RLS symptoms that occurred five to 14 times per month and 78% more likely in men whose RLS symptoms occurred 15 or more times per month.  (It has been) suggested that the association between RLS and erectile dysfunction could be related in part to sleep disturbance that co-occurs with RLS and which may be associated with decreaded circulating testosterone levels.
Restless legs syndrome and erectile dysfunction.  Sleep. 2010 Jan 1;33(1):65-9. 
Courtesy:  Journal of Chinese Medicine No94,Oct 2010

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