Hypertension and Antihypertensive Drugs Toward Erectile Dysfunction

Abstract

Antihypertensive drugs involved in many sexual problems, particularly erectile dysfunction, and being the

main cause of non compliance toward antihypertensive medication. Patient who has hypertension, even

the disease progression and medication maybe have some detrimental effects to the sexual function. The

aim of this study is identify the effect of hypertension and antihypertensive drugs to the erectile function.

A cross-sectional and analytic observational study was conducted in adult community at Redemptor

Mundi church, Surabaya, East Java, obtained 30 samples of men aged ? 45 years. Research data Included

are measuring result of blood pressure, the medication history of antihypertensive and erectile function

measured by International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) questionnaire recorded. Outcome of the study

show significant correlation between hypertensive condition and IIEF questionnaire result (p = 0.010)

with negative and moderate strength correlation (r = - 0.466). While antihypertensive medication history

not showing the difference of questionnaire result between two groups (p = 0.273). The conclusion that

hypertensive condition have effect toward erectile function, while antihypertensive medication history did

not have effect to the erectile function.