The greater the drop in cholesterol from taking statin drugs, the more sexual pleasure is reduced, suggests a study due Friday at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting in Chicago.
This may be the first research to pit statins against placebos to see how the blockbuster statins affect the ability to have orgasms. Statins generated about $13.1 billion in sales last year, according to IMS Health.
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With so many people on statins, the story should be of high interest. The isolated study is well reported, but other aspects of the statins are not incorporated, some of which may be relevant. Testosterone is formed by biogenesis from cholesterol, and that would seem closely related to the study results. The other statin side effects, such as muscle deterioration and liver damage in some people seem worth a mention in the article. Also of interest is the theory that arterial problems are cause by inflamation, rather than cholesterol.
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