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I found this interesting picture somewhere in the web yesterday.  I admit it’s hard to get the meaning at first, but then I realized that the picture brought an important message.  Did any of you ever know that smoking have a relationship with your penis? Heheheh..interesting right?

In 1999 British Medical Association (BMA) and the anti-tobacco group has sent a report about the relationship between smoking and erectile dysfunction.  The report said that approximately 120,000 men in Britain are impotent as a direct result of their tobacco smoking habit.  “Poor British man…” is that what you’re thinking?  Don’t be too happy about it.

Well it’s not as straight as saying that “if you smoke then you are impotent” though.  But scientific research has shown that smoking does have a significant association with erectile dysfunction.  BMA reports even said that smoking is associated with 50% increase risk of suffering erectile dysfunction for men. The damage smoking causes is cumulative, which mean the longer you are exposed with smoking the higher risk of suffering erectile dysfunction you get.

The reason for these findings mainly is because smoking causes a buildup of fatty deposits in delicate blood vessels.  Fatty deposit, in case it block the blood flow to the heart can cause a heart disease.  But in case the blood flow to your penis is the one that being blocked, then erectile dysfunction will raise as the result.  Aside from it, nicotine which is one of the main components of cigarette can cause rapid contraction in penile tissue or damage a valve that traps blood in the penis which will result eventually in erectile dysfunction.

So no wonder if in some country there’s a rule to apply a warning in the cigarette box and in the cigarette ads that stated:

“WARNING: SMOKING CAUSES MALE SEXUAL IMPOTENCE

 WARNING: SMOKING DAMAGES SPERM

 WARNING: SMOKING MAY DAMAGE YOUR SEX-LIFE”

It’s a controversial issue of course.  Many smokers will deny this issue and say I smoke a lot and I’m still the tough guy on bed.  Well my friend, you have the right to believe or disbelieve this information.  But remember again, smoking effect are cumulative, you might not feel it today but you will someday in the future.  So does it worth taking risk?

So quit smoking, don’t just thinking with your brain but also think with your penis emoticon  cheers!

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