Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

How Sleep Apnea Can Impact Your S*x Life #sleepapnea #youtubeshorts #shorts #trending #viral

19 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video (by Anne Truong MD) defining sleep apnea as repeated breathing stops during sleep (diagnosed by sleep study) and explaining that sleep apnea is associated with increased sexual dysfunction in both men and women: men have higher incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED), and women report higher rates of sexual dysfunction and sexual distress. The speaker states CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) is the standard treatment that improves oxygenation and vascular function and may help ED. The video also notes that good sleep habits can improve sleep and potentially sexual outcomes.

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Sleep apnea. It's a condition where when you're sleeping, you have repeated stopping of your breathing during the time that you sleep. And you only know this when you do a sleep study. But we do know that sleep apnea is associated with increased sexual dysfunction, both men and women. Men with sleep apnea experience higher incidence of ED, and women with sleep apnea report higher rates of sexual dysfunction and sexual distress. Treatment of sleep apnea is a CPAP machine or continuous positive airway pressure. It's a standard treatment and it help improve blood vessels and oxygenation and therefore will help with ed. Now, the good news is that good sleeping habit can improve your sleep and may contribute to better sexual outcome.