There are several reasons why someone want to stop vaping. For one, the claims about how vaping helps people quit nicotine altogether have been exaggerated. But for people with penises, the stakes have just gotten higher: A recent study found that even young men who vaped nicotine were more than twice as likely to experience erectile dysfunction than the rest of us, according to CNN.
The study analyzed data from a study that surveyed 45,971 American men between the ages of 20 and 65. In short, participants were asked about the specifics of their vaping habit and about their ability to get and stay hard when sexually aroused. The authors of the study adjusted the results for people with variables (other known factors that lead to erectile dysfunction, including cigarette smoking, cardiovascular disease and diabetes). Even then, the results painted a bleak picture for the sex lives of vapers of all ages who were twice as likely to report ED than those who don’t vape and three times more likely if they also had heart issues.
