{
  "id": 6584203,
  "title": "Not all hypertension medicines cause erectile dysfunction – Kwame Sarpong Asiedu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/not-all-hypertension-medicines-cause-erectile-dysfunction-kwame",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T11:29:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/not-all-hypertension-medicines-cause-erectile-dysfunction-kwame-sarpong-asiedu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, a Fellow in Public Health at CDD-Ghana, clarified during a discussion on Joy FM Super Morning Show that not all hypertension medicines cause erectile dysfunction. He explained that erectile dysfunction can be linked to poor blood circulation and that diabetes may also contribute to sexual function issues through nerve damage and reduced sensitivity in the penile area. Despite acknowledging that some blood pressure medicines can contribute to erectile dysfunction, Asiedu emphasized that this does not apply to all hypertension medications. He explained that blood pressure is influenced by two main factors: cardiac output and peripheral resistance. Medicines used to control blood pressure work in different ways, with some reducing the pressure generated by the heart and others reducing the resistance in the blood vessels. Asiedu cautioned against generalizing the effect of certain blood pressure drugs on blood flow, noting that not all blood pressure medications cause erectile dysfunction. He added that doctors need to assess each patient individually and rejected the idea that blood pressure medication automatically causes erectile dysfunction in everyone who takes it.",
  "summary": "A Fellow in Public Health at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, has explained that not all but some hypertension medicines can cause erectile problems when they reduce blood flow to the penile area",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}