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Opioids for back pain are linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction

The probability of receiving drugs for erectile dysfunction or testosterone replacement increases with increasing dose and duration of opioid treatment, a study has found. Among men who received long term opioids, 19% also received prescriptions for erectile dysfunction or testosterone replacement, compared with 12.5% of men receiving opioids at lower doses and 6.7% of men who had no opioid treatment.