Rats got rid of impotence with red light, they decided to repeat the experiment on men

Japanese scientists conducted an original study

As Leo Tolstoy said, a man can survive any catastrophe – everything except the tragedy of his own bedroom. However, erectile dysfunction (in the old way – impotence) today one way or another concerns every third man over 40 years old. According to a study by Japanese scientists published in the World Journal of Men’s Health, a 60-second exposure to a male genitalia with a red lamp in the future can help no worse than a special pill.

Today, the problem of erectile dysfunction is familiar to every third man of reproductive age. And, if such situations occur regularly, doctors strongly advise to be examined in order to first of all exclude various kinds of vascular pathologies. “ED is a barometer of men’s health. The sexual organ is the first to react to problems with the cavernous arteries, which first manifests itself in the form of misfires in bed, ”says Armais Kamalov, a well-known Russian urologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Of course, it is necessary to treat the problem in a complex way: to compensate for diabetes mellitus, to normalize blood pressure, to lower blood cholesterol levels. However, drugs from the group of PDE-5 inhibitors help symptomatically solve problems in bed. By the way, the first of them was once developed specifically for the normalization of vascular pathologies, but in the end, the side effect on the genital area turned out to be the main one.

But for those who do not benefit from such therapy, there is hope. A new study shows the effectiveness of red light therapy for male genitalia.

True, everything is not so simple. It requires the introduction of a compound called NORD-1 into the penis, which begins to act only under the light of a red lamp. Light from a special flashlight is directed to the skin of the penis after the compound is injected into that area. This releases nitric oxide, a gas that helps blood vessels dilate, increasing blood flow to the penis and improving erections.

Spicy detail. So far, studies have been carried out only on animals, more precisely, on rats. “In the test, the genitals of rats with erectile dysfunction were injected with NORD-1, a synthetic chemical that releases nitric oxide (as a result of a chemical reaction) only when exposed to red light,” the authors note. Researchers at Nagoya City University in Japan observed changes in rodents after injecting NORD-1 into the penis and flashing a red light for just 60 seconds. After four weeks, the results showed a significant improvement in the frequency and duration of erections.

The Japanese scientists who developed the technique suggest it could work just as well for men who don’t respond to drug treatment. They hope to start human trials in the next couple of years.

Scientists note that if nitric oxide is injected into the penis without any embellishment (sorry, light staining) to expand the blood vessels, nothing will come of it, since such a procedure can cause unwanted side effects, such as lowering blood pressure. Nitric oxide is only released when the genitals are exposed to light, making it safer. And, unlike other injectable treatments for erectile dysfunction, this method can only be used from time to time, and not every time a man has sex.

Professor Paul Chazot, a scientist at Durham University who is investigating red light therapy for dementia to improve blood flow to the brain, said: “Nitric oxide release may be useful in several clinical situations – including erectile dysfunction. So it could potentially be useful. But these results are from rats and cannot be extrapolated well to humans.”

And it has recently been found that red light can increase fertility in men with poor sperm motility. Scientists at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University in Turkey exposed the semen of 20 men with low sperm motility to flashes of red light for 30-60 minutes. The results showed that sperm motility increased significantly – the treatment is believed to work by overcharging mitochondria, the battery packs inside all cells, including sperm, to make them function properly.

The men who have read the study are still puzzled. “Lamp on my dick? Only not this! – writes one user of social networks. “It doesn’t work, I’ve tried it in dozens of red light houses,” claims another. “I tried this on the train. A bruise under my eye is my result, ”writes a third. “In general, it all depends on who holds the light,” another concludes.