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This Common Part of Your Daily Life Could Be Causing Erectile Dysfunction

A study found men exposed to higher levels of one common stressor were dramatically more likely to report erectile dysfunction.

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Erectile dysfunction is usually thought of as something waiting for men at the end of middle age, right there with back pain and developing a sudden interest in WWII documentaries. But younger men deal with it too, and research keeps pointing to work stress as one possible reason.

A recent study of 826 full-time working men ages 22 to 40 found that erectile function got worse as job stress went up. Men in the highest-stress group were 10 times more likely to report ED than men in the lowest-stress group, and more than 54% of them had problems. Researchers looked at work hours, control over decisions, support from supervisors, relationships with coworkers, and........

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