Question:
There are many good reasons to stop smoking -- or never to start?
Answer:
> The really freightening point about smoking that I haven't seen
> mentioned here is one cited in the Nova special on sexual disfunction
> in men shown on Educational TV a month or so ago.
> FACT: Erectile problems in men are most commonly brought on by
> hardening of the arteries leading into the penis. The result of this
> is fewer erections with shorter duration.
> FACT: Cigarette smokers are 7 (SEVEN) TIMES MORE LIKELY
> to suffer from erectile disfunction due to hardening of the arteries
> than non-smokers.
And seven times a very tiny number is . . . ?
There are many good reasons to stop smoking -- or never to start. But I
strongly suspect that the sort of man who is swayed by this sort of
"frightening" fact is the sort whose anxieties about sexual performance
are likely to result psychosomatic impotence or other dysfunction whether
or not he smokes.
The sober truth is harsh enough. There is no need to resort to hysterical
scare propaganda.
