A taboo-busting conference on male impotence was held in Dubai as research shows the number of men in the UAE suffering from the condition continues to rise.
The first-of-its kind gathering of doctors aimed to smash the stigma of erectile dysfunction (ED), which currently affects as many as 46 per cent of men in the UAE.
Canadian professor of urology at St Joseph's Health Centre in Ontario, Dr Gerald Brock, told experts better public awareness and education of the common condition is needed to help sufferers deal with the issue. He also advised those living with ED to take medication to improve blood flow rather than sporadically popping pills such as Viagra. He said: "ED is not a headache which people can take medication for when they feel like it."
There are two forms of impotence.
About 15 per cent of men in the UAE suffer from the type caused by a physical barrier, such as a circulation problem, while many more experience ED due to psych-ological issues.
The latest one-a-day oral pill, Cialis, is available in other countries and is awaiting approval in the UAE.
If the Food and Drug Agency and UAE Drug Registration Department at the Ministry of Health give it the thumbs up, thousands of men could set to see the end of impotence problems, which research shows can effect divorce statistics if it is not dealt with.
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