Italy in the white zone and the arrival of the vaccine summer are upon us, but the data of the experts of the Italian Society of Andrology (Sia) do not suggest a summer season full of sexual desire. The distancing or, on the contrary, the forced cohabitation to which Covid has forced in recent months have not been good for the sexual life of Italians. There was no baby boom at all hypothesized nine months after last spring’s lockdown, but rather an 8% drop in new births. According to a survey conducted online by SIA, over 1,000 men reported a decrease in desire and decreased sexual activity during the lockdown. The reopening, however, are not sweeping away the inconveniences: the pandemic and isolation have left signs that persist even with the gradual return to normal, so much so that 24% of men continue to have difficulties under the sheets.
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According to experts, finding sexual serenity is now more important than ever for male well-being, with the end of the emergency that seems closer. This is why he returns for the second consecutive year ‘Italian andrology responds‘, the telephone service for free information and advice to which from tomorrow and throughout the month of June it will be possible to contact every day from 10 to 19. The “SOS andrologist”, active on the toll-free number 800-995125, is dedicated not only to the 4 million Italians who already suffer from sexual disorders but also to all those who may have andrological disorders under the sheets following Covid-19, which more and more data indicate as responsible for an increase in the prevalence of erectile dysfunction in those who have contract the virus.
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“The pandemic and the social distancing measures implemented to contain it have imposed a drastic change in lifestyle habits, creating situations of psychological and sexual distress – he explains Alessandro Palmieri, president Sia and professor of Urology at the Federico II University of Naples – With the progressive elimination of restrictions, Italy will allow a gradual resumption of normal relational habits, but the Italian male will return to normality, in many cases after having contracted and defeated the COVID-19, will not overcome its problems. All available data suggest an increase in the incidence and duration of andrological problems over time which may be evident already in the summer months, when however it is possible that there is greater difficulty in accessing visits due to restrictions on non-urgent activities. of the past months, which have lengthened the waiting lists “. Numerous data also suggest that the pandemic over time may take a higher price to pay for the sexual well-being of men who have been infected. Studies suggest that the infection can lead to an increased risk of erectile dysfunction, with a direct action of the virus on the functionality of the corpora cavernosa of the penis through a decrease in the production of nitric oxide, the main mediator of erection.
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“As for many aspects of this new disease, still little known, it is not yet known what is the mechanism by which the virus produces the damage, whether with a direct mechanism or as a consequence of fever and inflammatory state, nor is it known what the evolution will be in the time of these complications of the infection – continues Palmieri – This is why Sia is back with the initiative ‘Italian andrology responds’, a service already successfully proposed during the first lockdown last year: from tomorrow the experts of the Italian Society of Andrology will be available every day from 10 to 19 to offer useful advice, information and answers. By contacting the toll-free number 800-995125 you will be able to speak to a specialist who can answer all your concerns about your andrological state of health, ensure that male sexual health is not neglected after the passage of the Covid-19 storm “.
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